Gilets jaunes demonstrations in Paris on Saturday largely peaceful, but turned violent in the late afternoon
Police and demonstrators clashed sporadically in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as gilets jaunes protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s government took place for a 19th consecutive weekend.
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