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Tear gas, water cannons, clashes in Nantes, Lyon at week 26 of Yellow Vest protests (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
from RT:
The defiant Yellow Vests, though in dwindling numbers, have marched across France for the 26th straight weekend. In Nantes and Lyon the rallies ended up in clashes between the demonstrators and police.
A week after the lowest turnout since the movement began as a protest against a planned fuel tax hike in November, the Yellow Vests, who are now protesting President Emmanuel Macron’s broader reform agenda and supposed indifference towards the fate of the ordinary French people, once again took to the streets of the French cities.
Nantes and Lyon saw some major demonstrations on Saturday, as thousands of people joined the rallies organized by the protest movement in both cities.
In Lyon, 2,500 people hit the streets while in Nantes the police put the turnout at 2,200, according to the French media.
#GiletsJaunes #Nantes canon à eau et lacrymos pour disperser les derniers manifestants pic.twitter.com/LznYsFg4aN
— Anne Patinec (@AnnePatinec) 11 May 2019
Los manifestantes reculan hacia el este de la ciudad, de nuevo… #Nantes #GiletsJaunes #acte26 pic.twitter.com/RrxsQskYQt
— Sr. Conejo (@Madame_Lapin) 11 May 2019
While the processions were largely peaceful, some clashes between the protesters and the police did erupt as some black-hooded demonstrators hurled bottles at the officers and smashed shop windows in Nantes. Police responded with tear gas and also used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
Pont Anne de Bretagne, bcp de lacrymos, confusion chez automobilistes #Nantes pic.twitter.com/jJgx47IdBF
— Stéphane Pajot (@StephanePajot44) 11 May 2019
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