08/12/2018 14:37
Yellow vest movement: Heavy security as France protests begin
France is seeing renewed anti-government protests, with nearly 90,000 security personnel on the streets.
Some 8,000 officers and 12 armoured vehicles have been deployed in Paris alone, where about 5,000 people have gathered in the city centre.
At least 211 people have been held in Paris. Video footage showed several episodes of police firing tear gas.
The "yellow vest" movement opposed fuel tax rises but ministers say it's been hijacked by "ultra-violent" protesters.
Last week, hundreds of people were arrested and scores injured in violence in Paris - some of the worst street clashes in the French capital for decades.