Businesses, museums and other attractions in the French capital had shuttered on Saturday in anticipation of the violent new clashes during the critical Christmas shopping season.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said 125,000 demonstrators had taken to the streets across the country, including 10,000 in Paris.
Paris and other French cities including Bordeaux, Lyon and Toulouse saw significant clashes between protesters and police.
About 120 protesters and 20 law enforcement officials were injured nationwide, the interior minister said.
Nearly 1,400 people were arrested.French PM Edouard Philippe called for dialogue and said President Emmanuel Macron would soon be proposing measures to “nourish” that dialogue and rebuild national unity.
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Michael StevensonPosted in News, ParisTagged Emmanuel Macron, Paris, protests, unrest, yellow vest.
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