PARIS: Clashes broke out between dozens of demonstrators and police in Paris on the 23rd Saturday of yellow-vest protests after authorities warned that rioters could return to the French capital to spark a new wave of violence. Some officers also marched toward demonstrators to control the crowd and funnel it to Paris’ Place de la Republique, where most of the demonstrators were contained in the late afternoon. As of 1200 GMT, a total of 9,600 people were demonstrating across France, including 6,700 in Paris, the interior ministry said. As of 1300 GMT, 110 people had been arrested and placed in custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Large portions of the Paris metro network were closed and about 60,000 police were deployed across France, authorities said.

Source: Pakistan Today April 20, 2019 15:51 UTC