Hundreds Injured in Paris Protests Over Vehicle Fuel Tax

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By Olivia RosaneDec 3, 2018, 9:24 am115 pts
More than 100 people were injured and 378 arrested in Paris Saturday as the third week of protests over a new fuel tax caused the worst violence in the French capital in a decade, The Guardian reported. Around 8,000 protesters and 5,000 police clashed as police used tear gas, stun guns and water cannons and…

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