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Police launched tear-gas bombs during demonstrations organized by the "yellow jackets" this Saturday (8) in Paris. It's already the fourth week of protests against rising cost of living in the country, among other claims.
Clashes took place on Avenue des Champs-Elysees, where, according to the police, about 1,500 demonstrators were concentrated. They tried to walk to the presidential palace, but were stopped by the police.
More than 200 people were arrested after police found weapons such as hammers, baseball shoes and bocce balls.
"Let's do everything possible to make it a peaceful day, so that the dialogue we started this week will continue under the best conditions," he said.
On Tuesday, Philippe announced the suspension of the fuel tax increase for at least six months.
About 89,000 police officers were deployed in the country to fight against protesters. Of these, 8,000 were sent to the streets of Paris to prevent the confusion from happening again last week when protesters burned cars and ransacked shops on the famous Champs-Elysees.
and Paris looked like a ghost town, with museums, department stores and the metro closed to the demonstrations.
Dozens of streets in central Paris were closed to traffic, and the Eiffel Tower and attractions such as the Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre and the Pompidou Center did not open their doors.
Many stores have placed wooden signs in shop windows to prevent looting.
The authorities carry out checks in railway stations and at strategic points of the city
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