Police Saturday fired tear gas and water cannon against protesters in central Paris who are demanding French President Emmanuel Macron to roll back tax hikes on motor fuel.
Several thousand demonstrators gathered on the famous Champs-Elysees where they clashed with police trying to prevent them moving down to the Place de la Concorde, one of the major public squares in Paris, near the Louvre museum.
Police said, the protestors tried to break through a cordon several times but were prevented from doing so, with tear gas.
Some 3,000 police were deployed in the capital as demonstrators who have blocked French roads over the past week wearing their now signature high-visibility yellow jackets were set to cause another day of disruption.
Lakhs of people blocked motorways, roundabouts, businesses, and fuel depots last Saturday. Smaller protests have continued this week. Over five thousand people wearing the fluorescent yellow jackets taking part yesterday.
The demonstrations were sparked by an increase in diesel tax, justified as an anti-pollution levy by the government.
Two people have died and over 750 people, including 136 police officers, were injured during the week of demonstrations.
