A third weekend of protest in Paris, France, turned violent on Saturday, as thousands of “yellow vests” (gilets jaunes) battled with riot police, burned cars, and damaged property. The protest movement began largely focused on anger toward rising fuel taxes, but has grown into a wider anti-government movement. Paris police reported that 133 people were injured in the riots, and more than 400 were arrested.
Photos of the Paris “Yellow Vest” Riots
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A view shows protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, during clashes at the Place de l'Etoile in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
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Tear gas fills the air as a protester wearing a yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, demonstrates near the Place de l'Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Protesters pull down the grating of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Rue de Rivoli, in central Paris, during a demonstration against rising oil prices and living costs, on December 1, 2018. #
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Workers clean the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on December 2, 2018, a day after clashes during a protest by "yellow vests" (gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs. #
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