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French police clash violently with protesters on Champs Elysees over petrol costs

'yellow vest' protestors angry over rising car fuel costs in France. [Photo: Courtesy]

PARIS- Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests across France.

As night fell, the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, where fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld switched on the red lights of Christmas just a few days ago, was still aglow with fires lit by protesters.

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