Yellow vests, rising violence – what's happening in France?

Feb 27, 2020

Protestors wearing yellow vests hold a French flag during a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of a second day of national strike and protests in France, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier - RC2DSD9VOPFP

Protestors wearing yellow vests hold a French flag during a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris Image: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Clement Le Goff

Senior Reporter, France Télévisions

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A molotov cocktail explodes in front of a French gendarme during a demonstration on Act 44 (the 44th consecutive national protest on Saturday) of the yellow vests movement in Nantes, France, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1311F07580

A molotov cocktail explodes in front of a French gendarme during a demonstration of the yellow vests movement in Nantes, France Image: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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