Batons, Rocks And Fireworks: Rioters Converge On Paris Over Gas Tax Hikes
Tim Pearce French protests over the country’s proposed gas tax hike are intensifying in Paris as rioters and police clash with rocks, batons, tear gas and fireworks. Protests by so-called “yellow jackets,” named after their neon yellow traffic vests, erupted earlier in November across France. Protesters set up barricades and blocked streets and highways across the country…