[45TH WEEK] Yellow Vest protesters start fires in Paris and get tear gassed by police | 2019

Protesters started fires and tear gas was deployed as the ’Yellow Vests’ returned to the streets of Paris for the 45th consecutive week on Saturday. The rally was not authorised by the local authorities. Footage shows protesters running as tear gas is fired to disperse them, a police officer hitting a protester on his face and a motorbike set on fire. According to media reports, about 7,500 police officers were deployed and over a hundred demonstrators have been arrested so far. Thousands of people have