Protester dies in demo
A PROTESTER died and more than 100 others were injured during roadblocks set up around France to demonstrate against rising fuel taxes.
Police officers fired off tear gas canisters in Paris as groups tried to make their way to the Elysee Palace yesterday.
French Interior Ministry officials estimated 244,000 protesters were involved in some 2,000 demonstrations. The fatality was a 63-year-old woman who was hit by a car when the driver accelerated in panic at Le Pont-de-beauvoisin, near Chambery.