71 injured as Paris hit by more rioting
MONUMENTS and shops have reopened in Paris while cleaners were clearing up the streets after a new wave of protests and riots injured 71 people in the French capital and caused widespread damage.
President Emmanuel Macron broke his silence to tweet appreciation for the police, but pressure mounted yesterday on him to propose new solutions to calm the anger dividing France.
The number of injured in Paris and nationwide was down on Saturday from protest riots a week ago.
But an exceptional police deployment failed to deter determined protesters. Some 125,000 took to the streets on Saturday across France with a list of demands.
The Interior Ministry said 1,220 people were taken into custody around the country during the latest yellow vest protests.
Fierce winds and rain pummelled Paris overnight, complicating the effort to clean up tear gas canisters and debris left by protesters.