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Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris

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Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on lockdown for the latest “yellow vest” protests against President Emmanuel Macron. Shouts of “Macron, resign” mingled with the tear gas near the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, the scene last Saturday […]

The Latest: 65 injured, 140 arrested in Paris protests

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PARIS — The Latest on French protests against rising taxes (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Paris police say that at least 65 people including 11 police officers have been injured in violent protests in the French capital. Police also say that 140 people have been arrested. Paris police […]

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