A strong police presence was deployed in Paris on Saturday for planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters. A strong police presence was deployed in Paris on Saturday for planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters. Demonstrators wearing yellow vests talk to police officers on the Champs-Elysees in Paris (Kamil Zihnioglu/AP)Authorities said about 8,000 police officers and 14 armoured vehicles were being deployed in the French capital. The “yellow vest” movement, which takes its name from the fluorescent safety vests French motorists must all have in their vehicles, emerged in mid-November as a protest against fuel tax increases. Demonstrators wearing yellow vests walk down the Champs-Elysees (Kamil Zihnioglu/AP)There was a strong police presence on Saturday outside the central Saint Lazare station, where police in riot gear checked bags.

Source: Irish Independent December 15, 2018 08:48 UTC