125,000 French Take To Streets As Trump Trolls Macron; Protester’s Hand Blown Off In Graphic Video
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Update3: As the evening wore on, French officials said that 125,000 protesters took to the streets during “Act IV” of the Yellow Vest anti-government demonstrations, with 10,000 protesting in Paris. In total, 1,385 people were arrested amid an incredibly heavy police presence.
17 members of French law enforcement and over 100 protesters were injured, including a man whose hand was blown off after reportedly picking up a grenade fired by police.
**Graphic at 29 seconds**
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Meanwhile, President Trump has taken to trolling French President Emmanuel Macron.
“The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting ‘We Want Trump!’ Love France,” Trump tweeted early Saturday morning.
The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting “We Want Trump!” Love France.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018
The demonstrations began last month over a proposed fuel tax hike earmarked to pay for climate change measures, before the protests morphed into a general anti-government resistance.
Update2: The French Interior Ministry has announced 1,385 arrests across the country, and that despite tensions remaining in some areas, the situation is “under control.” Prime minister Édouard Philippe, however, noted that rioters are still at work in some French cities – adding that a dialogue with the Yellow Jackets has begun, and “must go on.”
IN PICTURES: Protesters in yellow vests are continuing to riot in Paris #GiletJaunes #tictocnews pic.twitter.com/p6VgzXT2O0
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) December 8, 2018
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