mo4ch:>Police employ tear gas & water cannons as Yellow Vest protests enter 9th week (VIDEO) | Mo4ch News

Published time: 12 Jan, 2019 15:35Yellow Vest demonstrators returned to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Saturday, and some were met by police with tear gas and water cannons as the authorities pledged zero tolerance to violence.Thousands of people, both locals and those coming from other parts of the country, are rallying in the French capital. Around 5,000 riot police with special equipment and armored vehicles oversaw the protests.Clashes eventually erupted at the iconic Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe, with police using tear gas and water cannons to calm the angry crowds. At least 43 people were detained for carrying prohibited items, the city authorities confirmed."We've come to Paris to make ourselves heard, and we wanted to see for ourselves at least once what's going on here," a man, who travelled to Paris from western France to attend the protest, told AFP. '), link: "http://bit.ly/2RJIdjn" }, events: { onReady: function () { …