Events in "yellow vests": participants painted and damaged the triumphal arch

Arc de Triomphe / REUTERS

Participants in the action against rising fuel prices in France painted and damaged one of the symbols of the country of the Arc de Triomphe.

The Figaro reports

Participants in the event called "yellow vests" wrapped the walls of the monument of various inscriptions of the type "Macrona retired" Ku "," The Yellow Vest triumphs ".

In addition, the ornamental decoration of the monument and the statues decorating the arc were damaged.

photo by Twitter Philippe Bélaval

"No reason whatsoever justifies l & # 39; humor of the Arc de Triomphe, "said French President Emmanuel Macron after his death at the Arc de Triomphe

The monument would now be closed to the public and the National Center for French Monuments has already begun the restoration work [19659009] In general, during the demonstrations in Paris on December 2, 378 people had already been arrested and 133 wounded, including 23 policemen.BFMTV reports police data

During the demonstration amedi, participants erected barricades, burned cars, smashed shop windows and clashed with police.

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According to UNIAN, in France, since November 17, campaigns against rising fuel prices, organized by the initiative" Yellow Vests ", continue. against government plans to continue raising fuel taxes in 2019.

Trial participants argue that the tax increase has already driven fuel prices to a level never seen since the beginning of the 2000s. Today, a liter of gasoline A-95 in France costs about two euros.