Water cannon as Paris protests go on into the evening
540 views · Published 23 December 2018 · 2:00 · Indexed 12 October 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(15 Dec 2018) French police on Saturday fired water cannon to disperse yellow vest protesters on Paris' Champs-Elysees. It took place on a day of largely peaceful demonstrations, the fifth straight weekend of protests by the country's yellow vest movement. The demonstrations against France's high cost of living - sapped by cold weather, rain and recent concessions by French President Emmanuel Macron - were significantly smaller Saturday than at previous rallies, some of which scarred parts of Paris with vandalism and looting. 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/4276ca3d899e8d69e92523a2263e44f1
