Tear gas & bonfires: First scuffles with police as Yellow Vests block roads in Paris ahead of 1st anniversary of protests (VIDEOS)
by RT
Tear gas & bonfires: First scuffles with police as Yellow Vests block roads in Paris ahead of 1st anniversary of protests (VIDEOS)
Police fired tear gas as Yellow Vest protesters blocked a major road and erected barricades in Paris, marking one year since the nationwide demonstration movement began sweeping the country.
Clashes broke out at Place d’Italie downtown and near Porte de Champerret on the city’s outskirts.
Gilets jaunes: quelques tensions à Paris, un premier feu allumé place d’Italie pic.twitter.com/m9REoHUsYs
The protesters have also blocked traffic down the Boulevard Peripherique, the main ring road circling the capital. Riot police were deployed to disperse them.
