‘Yellow vest’ violence erupts across Europe: Paris riots spread to Brussels and Amsterdam as 1,400 are arrested, French police call up 8,000 reinforcements and rioters torch everything in their path

 

 

 

‘Yellow vest’ violence erupts across Europe: Paris riots spread to Brussels and Amsterdam as 1,400 are arrested, French police call up 8,000 reinforcements and rioters torch everything in their path

  • The protest movement crossed borders, with demonstrations in neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters near government offices and parliament
  • About 100 protesters gathered in a peaceful demonstration outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague 
  • Paris was on lockdown as armed police battled to contain demonstrators with more than 700 arrests 
  • 8,000 police were deployed in Paris to avoid a repeat of last Saturday’s mayhem when rioters wreaked havoc
  • Shops were boarded up to avoid looting and street furniture and construction site materials were removed
  • Nearly 1,400 people were detained across France, according to Interior Minister Christophe Castaner 

Violent protests in Paris spread to Brussels and Amsterdam last night, as 1,400 are arrested and French police call up to 8,000 reinforcements in a bid to quell the rising discontent.

The French ‘Yellow Vest’ protest movement crossed borders, with demonstrations in neighboring Belgium and in the Netherlands even though meither country has proposed a hike in fuel tax – the catalyst for the destructive demonstrations in France in recent weeks.

Hundreds of police officers were mobilised in Brussels on Saturday, where yellow vest protesters last week clashed with police and torched two police vehicles.

Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannons at stone-throwing yellow-vested protesters near the country’s government offices and parliament.

Protesters smashed street signs and traffic lights near a police barricade blocking access to the office of Prime Minister Charles Michel, as they chanted slogans calling on him to resign. They threw paving stones, fireworks, flares and other objects at police.

Brussels police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere says around 400 protesters are gathered in the area.

About 100 have been detained, many for possessing dangerous objects like fireworks or wearing clothing that could be used as protection in clashes with police.

More than 650 protesters were detained in France last night, as riots continued into the evening. The yellow vest protesters are angry with rising living costs and proposed tax hikes in France

More than 650 protesters were detained in France last night, as riots continued into the evening. The yellow vest protesters are angry with rising living costs and proposed tax hikes in France

The view of the Place de la Republique as riot police tried to keep protesters away from major landmarks but struggled with the weight of numbers

The view of the Place de la Republique as riot police tried to keep protesters away from major landmarks but struggled with the weight of numbers

Smoke from grenades billows into the night sky as the Yellow Vests surround the Place de la Republique and a helicopter circles overhead

Smoke from grenades billows into the night sky as the Yellow Vests surround the Place de la Republique and a helicopter circles overhead……More Here

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