Paris Riots – Government: ''Hundreds Of Far-Right Extremists'' Attacking Police (Video)

After one week of protesting, blocking roads, fuel depots, and shopping centers, the movement of the ‘gilets jaunes’ (yellow vests) in France has turned political after Paris descended into rioting when some 8,000 protesters clashed with police.

The security forces responded with tear gas and water cannons to disperse those protesters who were throwing stones at them and had erected barricades in the Champs-Elysées.

Protesters could be heard shouting slogans calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Énorme tensions en cours sur les Champs-Elysées. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiletsJaunes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GiletsJaunes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/24Novembre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#24Novembre</a> <a href="https://t.co/kdBViXsKsN">pic.twitter.com/kdBViXsKsN</a></p>&mdash; Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) <a href="https://twitter.com/RemyBuisine/status/1066284951367233536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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French Interior Minister Christope Castaner immediately blamed Marine Le Pen, leader of the rightwing Rassemblement National (formerly the Front National) whom he accused of having sent “hundreds of far-right extremists” which could be seen attacking police all over the French capital.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Clashes continue between anti-fuel tax demonstrators and police on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France. At least 35 people have been arrested. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiletsJaunes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GiletsJaunes</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q96yyfkP1n">pic.twitter.com/Q96yyfkP1n</a></p>&mdash; PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/PMBreakingNews/status/1066358104969891840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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“Extreme right has been mobilized to escalate these protests,” says Minister Castaner, “On the spot where the police had to intervene, there were clearly extreme right-wing militants who responded to Le Pen's appeal to attack institutions because they wanted to attack the government.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: Protesters in Paris look on as a shed on wheels erupts in flames during their yellow vest rally against higher fuel taxes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiletsJaunes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GiletsJaunes</a> <a href="https://t.co/m5YpljUSpm">pic.twitter.com/m5YpljUSpm</a></p>&mdash; TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/tictoc/status/1066377330501738498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Ms. Le Pen had on Friday slammed the government for not allowing the protesters to go onto the Champs-Elysées, and today the Interior Minister says it is because of that call that violence erupted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO: An explosion rang out at a protest barricade in central Paris as violent clashes erupted on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChampsElysees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChampsElysees</a>, where thousands of yellow vest-wearing protesters angry at fuel tax hikes battled with police <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowVests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowVests</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GiletsJaunes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GiletsJaunes</a> <a href="https://t.co/bHwfrsJGtc">pic.twitter.com/bHwfrsJGtc</a></p>&mdash; AFP news agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1066364128959303682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Today, having seen the accusations towards her by the Macron government, Ms. Le Pen responded: “I had asked the government why it did not allow them #GiletsJaunes to protest on the Champs-Elysées. Today Mr. Castaner uses this question to target me. It is shabby and dishonest to do this. Such a manipulating politician.”

British conservative commentator Katie Hopkins already pointedly remarked ‘Do I smell revolution in the air?’

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do I smell revolution in the air? Time for a Marine Le Pen presidency. Allied with Salvini in Italy… reaching out to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AfD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AfD</a> in Germany. Vaz-y Marine! <a href="https://twitter.com/MLP_officiel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLP_officiel</a> <a href="https://t.co/ouwcj4rD3U">pic.twitter.com/ouwcj4rD3U</a></p>&mdash; Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1066340037724377089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Demonstrations have been also held in many other cities, including Lille, Lyon, and Bordeaux, with a number of minor clashes and arrests reported. The French government admitted that once again some 81,000 'Yellow Vests' protesters demonstrated around the country

Source:

https://twitter.com/RemyBuisine/status/1066284951367233536

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