Update3: As the evening wore on, French officials said that 125,000 protesters took to the streets during "Act IV" of the Yellow Vest anti-government demonstrations, with 10,000 protesting in Paris. In total, 1,385 people were arrested amid an incredibly heavy police presence.
17 members of French law enforcement and over 100 protesters were injured, including a man whose hand was blown off after reportedly picking up a grenade fired by police.
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Warning 18+ Only— Ian56 (@Ian56789) December 8, 2018
Shocking images of a #GiletsJaunes protestor with his hand blown off, after picking up a grenade fired by the police.
h/t @Circonscripti18 & @ArthedainK pic.twitter.com/zHhr8QbBm7
Update2: The French Interior Ministry has announced 1,385 arrests across the country, and that despite tensions remaining in some areas, the situation is "under control." Prime minister Édouard Philippe, however, noted that rioters are still at work in some French cities - adding that a dialogue with the Yellow Jackets has begun, and "must go on."
IN PICTURES: Protesters in yellow vests are continuing to riot in Paris #GiletJaunes #tictocnews pic.twitter.com/p6VgzXT2O0— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) December 8, 2018
Update: More live feeds and other information:
The ATMs have not fared well today in #Parispic.twitter.com/hFxPQlyf7k— Dan Lyman ❌ (@CitizenAnalyst) December 8, 2018
Guy with the “wanted” vest told me he’s loves the “France en Colère” Facebook group and then started showing me memes on his phone. pic.twitter.com/rrcPi0g8f7— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) December 8, 2018
Heavy flashbang use. Several protesters hit directly. pic.twitter.com/7hPlrEtRE7— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) December 8, 2018
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Paris police resorted to extreme crowd-control measures on Saturday as tens of thousands of "Yellow Vest" protesters descended on the French capital for a fourth weekend of chaos which began over fuel taxes and quickly morphed into general outrage at the Macron government.
There are countless numbers of the yellow vest on the main street here in Paris all kettled in by police who won’t let them leave and are just tear gassing them.— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) December 8, 2018
Zoom in and you won’t be able to see the end of them plus there are thousands more all over the city being kept away pic.twitter.com/2eq1eoWEaF
Tear gas was fired at the protesters who were shouting "Macron, resign" near Champs-Elysees avenue. At least 737 were arrested in Paris.
At least 31,000 protesters came out for Saturday's "Act IV" event - coordinated through social media.
"The movement has given birth to a monster," said Interior Minister Christophe Canaster of the Yellow Vests - which the Macron administration deployed 89,000 police and gendarmes to try and contain. 8,000 police forces were active in Paris alone.
"These past three weeks have produced a monster that its creators no longer control," Canaster said Friday, saying that the administration would have "zero tolerance" to those trying sow chaos.
Right after 10:00 a.m. local time the rally turned violent and police fired tear gas canisters into the crowd and deployed their fleet of VBRG armored vehicles next to the Arc de Triomphe, which was the site to last week's most intense violence.
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