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Yellow Vest Protesters Mark Anniversary With Rallies, Violence

Lisa Bryant

   PARIS - France's yellow vests staged demonstrations Saturday to mark
   the one-year anniversary of a protest movementfor greater economic
   justicethat once captured international headlines.
   Demonstrators smashed store windows and bus stops in Paris and set
   bonfires in some streets. Police and firemen responded with tear gas
   and water hoses. At least one of the demonstrations was canceled
   because of the violence.
   Demonstrations elsewhere in France were more peaceful.
   Protests first exploded over a hike in fuel prices. Roughly a
   quarter-million people --a diverse slice of French society, including
   teachers, farmers, retirees and students -- took to the streets a year
   ago. Later, their demands expanded to a range of issues, from action on
   climate change to support for working-class families.

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