Head of police: violence in Paris on Saturday was unprecedented
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(2 Dec 2018) The head of the Paris Police Prefecture said the violence in Saturday's riots in the city was unprecedented. Speaking at a news conference on Sunday, Michel Delpuech said protesters used hammers, gardening tools, bolts, aerosol cans against police as well as rocks in physical confrontations. Some radical far-right and far-left activists were involved in the riot, as well as a great number of protesters wearing yellow jackets, Delpuech said. The fluorescent jackets, which French motorists are required to have in their cars for emergencies, are an emblem of a grassroots citizens' movement protesting fuel taxes. Fires were started at six buildings and more than 130 makeshift barricades and 112 vehicles were torched, Delpuech said. Paris police said 133 people were injured, including 23 police officers. Officers fired tear gas and used water cannon to tamp down the violence as protesters torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with spray paint. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said 378 people remained in police custody as of Sunday evening, 33 of them minors. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e33ac75bc6e5c39a5ccd146aa698f1c9
