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| Police crack down on resurgent gilets jaunes protesters in Paris | Police crack down on resurgent gilets jaunes protesters in Paris |
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| French police fired teargas and made dozens of arrests on Saturday as they dispersed groups of gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters attempting to stage unauthorised rallies in central Paris. | French police fired teargas and made dozens of arrests on Saturday as they dispersed groups of gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters attempting to stage unauthorised rallies in central Paris. |
| The government deployed a massive police presence as it feared supporters would take advantage of authorised protests over climate change and pension reform to cause disruption in the French capital. | The government deployed a massive police presence as it feared supporters would take advantage of authorised protests over climate change and pension reform to cause disruption in the French capital. |
| Police had made 90 arrests in Paris by around midday local time (1000 GMT) and pushed back around one hundred protesters attempting to gather on the Champs-Élysées shopping avenue, the Paris police prefecture said. | |
| About 7,500 police were mobilised, several districts including the Champs-Élysées were made out-of-bounds for protests, and more than 30 Métro stations closed. | |
| Climate activists on trial in Paris for stealing Macron portraits | Climate activists on trial in Paris for stealing Macron portraits |
| The yellow vest protesters, named after motorists’ high-visibility jackets, were holding a 45th consecutive Saturday of action and seeking to revive participation in demonstrations that have sometimes turned violent. The movement emerged late last year, triggered by fuel tax rises and swelled into a revolt against President Emmanuel Macron’s style of government. | The yellow vest protesters, named after motorists’ high-visibility jackets, were holding a 45th consecutive Saturday of action and seeking to revive participation in demonstrations that have sometimes turned violent. The movement emerged late last year, triggered by fuel tax rises and swelled into a revolt against President Emmanuel Macron’s style of government. |
| The government’s planned overhaul of France’s retirement system prompted a massive strike by Métro workers on 13 September, shutting most of the underground transport network. | |
| The authorities have also been taking precautions so protesters do not disrupt an annual heritage event this weekend that gives the public special access to many historic sites. | The authorities have also been taking precautions so protesters do not disrupt an annual heritage event this weekend that gives the public special access to many historic sites. |
| Some sites such as the Arc de Triomphe monument have been closed while others such as the Élysée presidential palace have required visitors to register in advance. | |
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