That statement came just a few hours after attacks on the Arc de Triomphe by Yellow Vests and vandals, known as “casseurs.” They defaced it with graffiti and broke into its museum. Then they smashed shop windows on a nearby avenue, stealing goods and destroying bank machines. If the Yellow Vests movement’s ability to bring business to a halt appears unchanged, so does its standing with the public nationwide. Nearly 2,000 people were taken into custody nationwide, almost three times as many as on Dec. 1, when 682 were arrested. The numbers of injured this past Saturday were fewer than on Dec. 1.

Source: New York Times December 09, 2018 23:48 UTC