{"id":390313,"date":"2018-12-24T02:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T01:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-yellow-vests-chase-french-police-out-of-champs-elysees-in-pre-christmas-rumble\/"},"modified":"2018-12-24T02:30:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T01:30:30","slug":"prison-planet-com-yellow-vests-chase-french-police-out-of-champs-elysees-in-pre-christmas-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-yellow-vests-chase-french-police-out-of-champs-elysees-in-pre-christmas-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Yellow Vests Chase French Police Out Of Champs Elysees In Pre-Christmas Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-12-22\/yellow-vests-chase-french-police-out-champs-elysees-pre-christmas-rumble\"><strong>Zero Hedge<\/strong><\/a><br \/>December 23, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>France\u2019s Yellow Vest protests continued into their sixth week on Saturday \u2013 albeit in much smaller numbers. France\u2019s Interior Ministry reported 23,800 protesters came out across the country as of 2 p.m. local time Saturday, vs. 66,000 last weekend, and 136,000 two weeks ago.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>142 people were arrested in Paris by 7 p.m. \u2013 down from 170 the week before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/santa%20vest.jpg?itok=ONNuluwZ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/santa%20vest.jpg?itok=ONNuluwZ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/santa%20vest.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/santa%20vest.jpg?itok=ONNuluwZ 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ce1ed2ec-f8d0-41e5-a0ac-4e2c176ffda5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Macron government has tried to contain the protests \u2013 offering economic concessions to try and curb anger over a fuel tax hike and other grievances which have brought protesters out en masse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/yv%20anon.jpg?itok=fEOYPmy6\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/yv%20anon.jpg?itok=fEOYPmy6\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/yv%20anon.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/yv%20anon.jpg?itok=fEOYPmy6 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a808465d-b7e8-4a3a-aa94-e86504240b54\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid35892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-3mE2Gz-7w?start=1435\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s protests <em>started off<\/em>\u00a0peaceful\u00a0as the diminished number of demonstrators appeared to be less organized in previous weeks. \u201cThe mobilization is quieter, we\u2019re in a holiday season,\u201d Yellow Vest organizer Paul Marra said on national television.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Several hundred gathered near the Sacr\u00e9 Coeur Basilica in the Paris neighborhood of Montmartre, before making their way toward the Palais Garnier opera house.\u00a0Most stores and restaurants remained open, and protesters intermingled with Christmas shoppers. \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/french-yellow-vest-protests-shrink-further-11545493978\">WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then things grew tense as violence broke out. At one point a group of Yellow Vests reported to be in the famous Champs Elysees\u00a0were filmed throwing road cones at police as they drove away from the scene, while police deployed tear gas as clashes broke out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Macronists in full retreat from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChampsElysees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChampsElysees<\/a> as the Free French Revolutionaries Brigade of the Manifest Victory seize control of the area. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5zcjj7VZF\">pic.twitter.com\/M5zcjj7VZF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bellingdog (@Bellingdawg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bellingdawg\/status\/1076542117231628288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lyon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lyon<\/a> : Clashes are breaking out in the 7th arrondissement right now between police and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GiletsJaunes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GiletsJaunes<\/a> protesters. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yellowvests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yellowvests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/22Decembre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#22Decembre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sf8CSqzMt4\">pic.twitter.com\/sf8CSqzMt4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nonouzi (@Gerrrty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gerrrty\/status\/1076547232718049281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protesters also tipped a police van as mayhem broke out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid671934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OhsqGr_JldA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> UPDATE: Tensions are rising at the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/yellow-vests-chase-french-police-out-of-champs-elysees-in-pre-christmas-rumble.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zero HedgeDecember 23, 2018 France\u2019s Yellow Vest protests continued into their sixth week on Saturday \u2013 albeit in much smaller numbers. France\u2019s Interior Ministry reported 23,800 protesters came out across the country as of 2 p.m. local time Saturday, vs. 66,000 last weekend, and 136,000 two weeks ago.\u00a0 142 people were arrested in Paris by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-390313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}