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"Its no longer called a protest. All those who were there were complicit in this" French President Emmanuel Macron Speaks At Interior Ministry Meeting Late Saturday 3/16/2019 French President Emmanuel Macron was not in Paris durin the protests Saturday. He returned from the mountains for a late night crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry. BFM-TV headlines the notion that Macron wishes 'strong decisions' be made in response to the Paris protests. The official government estimate is that 32,200 Yellow Vests protested nationwide Saturday with 10-thousand in Paris. But in Paris the Yellow Vests included the "black blocs" with police waiting...

Violent protests over alleged police brutality that began in the mainly immigrant suburbs earlier this month spread to central Paris and other cities on Wednesday night and 49 people were arrested. Clashes with police broke out after hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Barbès-Rochechouart area, near the Gare du Nord railway station, where the Eurostar terminal is located, and the Sacré Coeur basilica in Montmartre, a favourite with tourists. Police fired tear gas to disperse about 400 protesters, but smaller groups then went on a rampage in other parts of the capital, smashing windows and overturning dustbins in near Place...