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France: Protester severely injures hand in Paris

Sunday, 10 February 2019 1:30 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 17 February 2019 4:06 AM ]

Protesters set trash cans ablaze during an anti-government demonstration called by the "yellow vests" (gilets jaunes) movement, on February 9, 2019 in Lorient, western France. (AFP) / AFP / Fred TANNEAU

Police responded with tear gas after 'Yellow Vest' protesters tried to break through the barrier in front of the National Assembly in Paris on Saturday.

Firemen are at work to extinguish burning cars during a yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) rally, on February 9, 2019 in Bordeaux, during the 13th consecutive Saturday of demonstrations. (AFP)

Vehicles were set alight, windows smashed and buildings vandalised during the chaotic 13th consecutive week of protests.

Earlier in the day, a man demonstrating lost four fingers after a flash-ball grenade went off in his hand.

The demonstration comes just days after France's national assembly passed an 'anti-hooligan' bill targeting the 'Yellow Vest' movement. The bill makes it illegal for protesters to conceal their faces in a bid to make it easier to identify and prosecute rioters.

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