Scuffles have broken out between police and some French protesters angry over rising taxes for a third straight weekend, after small pockets of demonstrators built barricades in the streets of central Paris and lit fires. Scuffles have broken out between police and some French protesters angry over rising taxes for a third straight weekend, after small pockets of demonstrators built barricades in the streets of central Paris and lit fires. French tax protesters in fresh clash with police in ParisThousands of police were deployed to try to contain the protests on and around the famed Champs-Elysees avenue. In addition to rising taxes, demonstrators are furious about President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds as some tried to force their way through.

Source: Irish Independent December 01, 2018 10:41 UTC