Title: Who Are France's Yellow Vest Protesters, And What Do They Want? : NPR
Headings: Who Are France's Yellow Vest Protesters, And What Do They Want?
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Who Are France's Yellow Vest Protesters, And What Do They Want?
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What's the public reaction?
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Content: Now anyone joining the protests wears the yellow vest, regardless of whether they are motorists. Enlarge this image
The "yellow vest" protests began last month. Large demonstrations turned violent in Paris over the weekend. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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The "yellow vest" protests began last month. Large demonstrations turned violent in Paris over the weekend. -/AFP/Getty Images
What's the public reaction? According to a poll conducted Sunday by Harris Interactive for French media, 72 percent of French people support the yellow vests, even after Saturday's riots. But 85 percent responded they are against the violence. Four people have now died since the protests began three weeks ago. Three were killed in separate traffic accidents caused by roadblocks set up by yellow vests, and an 80-year-old woman in Marseille died from injuries she received when a tear gas grenade hit her in the face as she closed her apartment windows to protests below.