A total of 21 people were detained in the French capital on Saturday during the anti-government rally after clashes had broken out between yellow vest protesters and law enforcement officers, local media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th February, 2019) A total of 21 people were detained in the French capital on Saturday during the anti-government rally after clashes had broken out between yellow vest protesters and law enforcement officers, local media reported.According to the BFMTV broadcaster, 16 of those detained have been taken into custody.
As of 2 p.m. local time [1 p.m. GMT] over 12,000 people, 4,000 of them in Paris, were taking part in the anti-government rallies across France, the country's Interior Ministry said.
Earlier in the day, local media reported that first clashes had broken out. After the police used tear gas during the clashes, the protesters continued their march toward the Senate. A Sputnik correspondent reported that one protester had his wrist shot off by a concussion grenade.
The wave of the so-called yellow vest rallies named after the obligatory attribute of French drivers started in France in mid-November. The protests have been marked by violence and public disorder. While the French government ultimately abandoned plans to raise fuel taxes, which triggered the rallies in the first place, and introduced other measures to improve the country's socioeconomic situation, the protests have continued and morphed in wider outcry against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies and high living costs.
