Police fired tear gas to disperse the "yellow vests" who retreated to a bridge, throwing objects on the road, an AFP photographer at the scene said. France borders the Catalan region of Spain, and the French protesters were joined by dozens of Catalan pro-independence activists, also wearing yellow vests. Paris police said 65 people had been arrested, including a "yellow vest" leader, Eric Drouet. Further demonstrations of several hundred "yellow vests" were reported in Lyon, Marseille, Rouen and Bordeaux. And in Angouleme in southwest France, a puppet effigy of President Emmanuel Macron was decapitated Friday night during a "yellow vest" protest, regional authorities said Saturday.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 22, 2018 18:00 UTC