Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris on Saturday, as thousands took part in fresh “yellow vest” protests against high fuel taxes. Protesters then led police on cat-and-mouse chases through other parts of the capital, setting cars and construction equipment alight and smashing windows. Macron added that he had convened a meeting with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and other top officials in Paris on Sunday after his return from Argentina. Authorities said at least 287 people were arrested in Paris and 110 injured, including 17 of the 5,000 police officers mobilized for the protests. Interior Minister Castaner attributed the violence to “specialists in sowing conflict, specialists in destruction”.

Source: Egypt Independent December 02, 2018 08:37 UTC