Riot debris covers Paris streets; 133 injured, 412 arrested
Paris police said Sunday that 133 people had been
injured and 412 had been arrested as protesters trashed the streets of the
capital during France’s worst urban riot in years, ABC News reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron was holding an
emergency meeting on security later Sunday with his prime minister and interior
minister. He has vowed that those responsible for the violence and the damages
will pay for their actions.
A protest against rising taxes and the high cost of
living turned into a riot Saturday in the most popular tourist areas of the
French capital. Activists wearing yellow jackets torched cars, smashed windows,
looted stores, threw rocks at police and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with
multi-colored graffiti. Police responded with tear gas and water cannon,
closing down dozens of streets and Metro stations as they tried to contain the
riot.
