The right hand of one of the Yellow Vest protesters has been blown off, reportedly by a police grenade, during Saturday's demonstrations in Paris.
RT video agency Ruptly's footage from the scene shows clouds of smoke billowing around the street as protesters and police clash outside the grounds of the National Assembly.
Video captured in the moments surrounding the horrific hand injury show a marked escalation between police and protesters. One police grenade was filmed exploding as protesters approached the device.
The Ruptly crew who filmed the horrific aftermath of the blast injury say they rushed over after hearing an explosion, and found the injured protester surrounded by paramedics.
Police fired tear gas and flash grenades to deter protesters, while demonstrators threw the canisters back towards police and lobbed signs and pieces of boarding as projectiles.
An eyewitness told the AFP that the grenade which obliterated the protester’s hand was fired by police to disperse the crowd.
The eyewitness also described the injured man as a photographer for the Yellow Vest movement, and said he was taking pictures of people outside the National Assembly at the time, as several protesters attempted to force their way through wooden barriers at the site.
PARIS - Tensions en cours. Des individus tentent de forcer un chantier pour rentrer dans l’Assemblée Nationale. Un blessé grave. #GiletsJaunes#ActeXIII#Acte13#9fevrier#9fevrier2019pic.twitter.com/LGYTpSLicU— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) February 9, 2019
French police fired tear gas among Yellow Vest protesters after clashes broke out on the city streets in the thirteenth week of demonstrations.
Video shared on social media earlier Saturday shows one protester lash out and kick a police officer in the face, prompting police to charge demonstrators and strike out with their batons.
#Paris manifestation #GiletsJaunes sur les #ChampsElysees des tensions, un commissaire de #police prend un coup de pied en plein visage. #Acte13#ActeXIII#GiletsJaunes2019pic.twitter.com/dvLVeRN29T— LINE PRESS (@LinePress) February 9, 2019
PARIS - Tensions en cours. Projectiles contre lacrymogène. #GiletsJaunes#ActeXIII#Acte13#9fevrier#9fevrier2019pic.twitter.com/dJtAcdy8id— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) February 9, 2019
Thousands of Yellow Vest protesters are marching in French cities including Marseilles, Toulouse and Bordeaux.
#ActeXIII#GiletsJaunes#Bordeaux plusieurs milliers de manifestants rassemblés place de la Bourse pic.twitter.com/LNFOANk6r7— France Bleu Gironde (@Bleu_Gironde) February 9, 2019
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