ALAN TAYLOR The Atlantic.
A third weekend of protest in Paris, France, turned violent on Saturday, as thousands of “yellow vests” (gilets jaunes) battled with riot police, burned cars, and damaged property. The protest movement began largely focused on anger toward rising fuel taxes, but has grown into a wider anti-government movement. Paris police reported that 133 people were injured in the riots, and more than 400 were arrested.
A view shows protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes, during clashes at the Place de l’Etoile in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
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Riot police officers covered with yellow paint secure the Arc de Triomphe area during the “yellow vest” protest on December 1, 2018, in Paris. #
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Tear gas fills the air as a protester wearing a yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes, demonstrates near the Place de l’Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Protesters clash with riot police at the Place de l’Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Riot police officers stand in position during clashes with demonstrators during a protest on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
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Protesters wearing yellow vests stand near a burning car during clashes near the Place de l’Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Hooded demonstrators smash a car during a demonstration on December 1, 2018, in Paris. #
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A protester takes a selfie in front of a burning vehicle as “yellow vests” protest on December 1, 2018. #
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Police officers push back “yellow vest” protesters with tear gas and firehoses in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
An injured woman sits on the ground near the Arc de Triomphe as police officers push back “yellow vest” protesters in Paris on December 1, 2018.#
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Smoke rises during a protest by “yellow vest” protesters near the Arc de Triomphe on December 1, 2018. #
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A vandalized statue of Marianne, a symbol of France, seen inside the Arc de Triomphe, as “yellow vest” protesters clashed with riot police on December 1, 2018. #
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The slogan “The yellow vests will triumph” is seen scrawled on the Arc de Triomphe as protesters demonstrate at the Place de l’Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Protesters pull down the grating of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Rue de Rivoli, in central Paris, during a demonstration against rising oil prices and living costs, on December 1, 2018. #
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A demonstrator leaves as police use water cannons to evacuate the Place de l’Etoile on December 1, 2018. #
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Demonstrators walk past a broken shop window during a protest on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
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Riot police officers stand outside the La Belle Armée restaurant, which was ransacked during a protest by “yellow vests” on December 1, 2018. #
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A resident looks at flames from her window during a demonstration by “yellow vests” at the Bastille in Paris on December 1, 2018. #
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Cars burn during a demonstration by the “yellow vests” on Kléber Avenue on December 1, 2018, in Paris. #
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French police forces secure Trocadéro Place near the Eiffel Tower during a demonstration on December 1, 2018. #
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A man walks past a damaged bank cash machine of Société Générale on Kléber Avenue after clashes with protesters on December 2, 2018, in Paris. #
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A man takes a picture of burned cars on Kléber Avenue after clashes with “yellow vest” protesters on December 2, 2018, in Paris. #
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Workers clean the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on December 2, 2018, a day after clashes during a protest by “yellow vests” (gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs. #
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