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November 26, 2018

France: Police Clamp Down on Paris Fuel Protesters as Unrest Deepens
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In France, over 100,000 people took to the streets across the country
Saturday in ongoing protests against mounting fuel prices and calling
for French President Emmanuel Macron to resign. Some 8,000 protesters
gathered in the capital Paris, where 5,000 police officers were
deployed. Protesters and police clashed on the Champs-Élysées, where
police used tear gas and water cannons on protesters. Nineteen people
were reported as injured, and 40 people were arrested.


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