France yellow vest protesters set fire on cars in central Paris
Hundreds of yellow vest protesters in France on Saturday
set on fire a number of cars in central Paris, ABC News reported.
An estimated 31,000 people have joined "yellow
vest" anti-government protests across France earlier in the day, in which
more than 700 protesters were detained.
Deputy interior minister Laurent Nunez said: "At the
national level, including Paris, we're at more than 700 detained with
participation in the movement at 31,000 nationwide including 8,000 in
Paris."
Protesters clashed with riot police, moving from the
heavily guarded Champs Elysees area to other parts of the city, setting cars,
garbage bins and wooden shutters on fire.
More than 30 people were injured.
Authorities said some 8,000 people were demonstrating in
Paris, where 600 people had been searched and briefly arrested.
