RT
December 7, 2018
Photos and videos of armored vehicles allegedly approaching Paris to be deployed during Saturday’s protests have appeared on Twitter. Earlier, the French PM promised military police vehicles at the rallies.
Even though the government dropped the fuel tax hike after mass protests last week, the Yellow Vests will still march on December 8.
On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe promised 8,000 additional officers in Paris and 89,000 nationwide to be deployed during the protests. He also announced that “a dozen armored vehicles” belonging to the French Gendarmerie will be rolling on the streets of the City of Lights.
Right after Philippe’s statement, people on Twitter started posting unconfirmed photos and videos of vehicles which they claimed were approaching the capital. “The army arrives in Paris,” one person wrote.
8 Decembre à Paris
Les forces de l’ordre peuvent utiliser les armes dont elles disposent pour assurer l’ordre: LegitimeDefense .
L’Armée doit venir en renfort pour protéger nos forces de l’ordre ! pic.twitter.com/HwPuen9nFl— Srewob Nicky (@GaiLuronNicky) December 6, 2018
📹 VIDEO 📹 – #Société : Des blindés de la @Gendarmerie Nationale serait en route vers #Paris, peut-être pour la manifestation des #GiletsJaunes du Samedi #8Decembre ! #giletsjaunes #8Decembre2018 pic.twitter.com/G4sqY2fReG
— FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) December 6, 2018
Bon ben je confirme, l’Etat va bien envoyer l’armée à Paris pic.twitter.com/5BhNUqx7Hh
— Henri Death II (@AntSabatier) December 6, 2018
L’armée et les blindés de la gendarmerie arrivent à Paris #GiletsJaunes #8decembre #Macron pic.twitter.com/PEL6mT8pK3
— Lavrenté (@iamlouaubert) December 6, 2018
The French Gendarmerie is a military police force which works under the jurisdiction of both the Interior and Defense Ministries. This type of deployment has not occurred…