Police Use Tear Gas During Clashes With Protesters In Center Of Paris

Umer Jamshaid Published February 05, 2019 | 09:15 PM

French police used tear gas on Tuesday during clashes with anti-government protesters in the center of Paris, a Sputnik correspondent reported

PARIS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th February, 2019) French police used tear gas on Tuesday during clashes with anti-government protesters in the center of Paris, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Earlier in the day, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) trade union and the so-called yellow vests took to the streets in French cities as part of their first ever joint rally.

According to the correspondent, protesters clashed with police after they reached Place de la Concorde square, close to the Louvre Museum. A group of protesters provoked police by throwing various objects at them and forcing the law enforcement officers to respond with tear gas.

The protesters have also broken windows at a bank, Currency exchange location and a MacDonald's restaurant.