Protester in France seriously injured

PARIS: A French yellow vest protester sustained what appeared to be a serious hand injury during violent clashes with police on the streets of Paris yesterday, in a 13th consecutive week of demonstrations.

Paramedics huddled around the injured protester near the National Assembly as they provided emergency treatment. Some of the paramedics served as a barrier to stop media and demonstrators from getting too close.

Police confirmed that a protester had a hand injury, but provided no further details.

Police said that about 10 demonstrators were arrested as scuffles broke out between protesters and police near the Champs-elysees avenue and the National Assembly. Police used batons and fired tear gas in Paris to disperse demonstrators, some of whom threw debris at riot police hunkered down in front of the National Assembly.