'Yellow vests' turn out for fifth weekend of protests in France

December 15, 2018 21:03

Crowds of "gilets jaunes" or "yellow vest" protesters gathered Saturday in Paris for a fifth consecutive weekend of demonstrations, despite concessions this week by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Some 69,000 police officers have been deployed across the country in anticipation of the protests, including 8,000 in the capital, according to France's Interior Ministry.

"We expect less people to show up, but we expect the individuals to be more determined," junior Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Friday evening.

Several thousand "gilets jaunes" protesters could be seen on the streets of Paris on Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for the Paris police -- a smaller number than the previous week. Police deployed tear gas at one point.

So far, 46 people have been taken into custody and about 40 more brought in for questioning in connection with the "yellow vest" protests, the spokesman said, many fewer than at the same point last week. The protests are named after the yellow high-visibility jackets French motorists must carry in their vehicles.

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