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France: Police use tear gas on Yellow Vests protesters in Lyon

Saturday, 02 March 2019 10:24 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 02 March 2019 10:36 PM ]

Protesters try to protect themselves from tear gas during an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests (gilets jaunes) movement in Lyon, central-eastern France, on March 2, 2019. (AFP)

The 16th Yellow Vests march in Lyon ended with police launching tear gas at the protesters on Saturday.

Protestors take part in an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests (gilets jaunes) movement in Lyon, central-eastern France, on March 2, 2019. (AFP)

Footage shows protesters engulfed in clouds of tear gas, while riot police with dogs tried to disperse the crowds.

The Yellow Vests protests started in November 2018 against a proposed fuel tax hike but have since evolved into a movement opposing the Macron administration as a whole.

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