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Tear gas deployed by police as 15 arrested in new anti-Macron demonstration in Paris
Police said 15 people were arrested.
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Police said 15 people were arrested.
Macron recognised that the yellow vest movement had led to many in France feeling “anger and impatience for change” and praised its “just demands”.
The demonstrations began in November of last year.
French police said more than 80 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon.
A police estimate put the turn-out at 10,500 in Paris.
Drouet was arrested for organising an unauthorised protest on the Champs-Elysees.
The paper’s weekly magazine was accused of being reminiscent of the Nazi leader.
The tunnel has since reopened.
In one incident, a group of three officers were forced to make a hasty escape after coming under attack on the Champs-Elysees.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said 481 people had been detained in Paris.
The protests have escalated into the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
Many of the “yellow vest” protesters have called for new protesters on Saturday