Police TEAR GAS Yellow Vest protesters in Toulouse during 48th week of mass demonstrations (VIDEOS)
The city in the south of France has routinely been the scene of large anti-government rallies for the political movement which is nearing its first birthday.
It again saw large crowds gather on Saturday and tensions soon boiled over with police clamping down heavily by using tear gas and water cannon to disperse the gathering.
Demonstrators erected barricades to inhibit the movement of security forces and the makeshift impediments were soon set alight. Clashes broke out, and Rue d’Alsace-Lorraine and other smaller streets in the city center were soon soaked and filled with tear gas, La Depeche newspaper reported.
#Acte48 des #GiletsJaunes à #Toulousepic.twitter.com/SakWSLUALw
— Lionel Laparade (@LLaparade) October 12, 2019
The Yellow Vest demonstrations began last November as a protest against a planned fuel tax hike, which was set to be introduced by the government of President Emmanuel Macron. The protests were successful in getting Macron to scrap the mooted tax but the movement has since evolved into a wider display of anger at the government’s policies.
Les forces de l'ordre utilisent le canons à eau et font reculer deux #GiletsJaunes en fauteuil roulant manu militari. #Acte48#toulousepic.twitter.com/rMyEBFJRAP
— Frédéric RT France (@frederic_RTfr) October 12, 2019
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