On Saturday, Paris Normandie posted a disturbing video on Twitter showing a group of journalists from news outlet LCI being jumped by gilets jaunes (yellow vest) demonstrators: VIDÉO @paris_normandie. Une équipe de journalistes de la chaîne @LCI ciblée par des manifestants à #Rouen. Les deux journalistes étaient accompagnés de deux…
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Source: Ruptly French police officers are gathering in Clemenceau, in front of the police station of the 8th district of Paris on the Champs-Elysees on Thursday, December 20, to protest against their working conditions after weeks of ‘yellow vest’ protests. Lesgyrosbleus, as they call themselves on social media, are protesting…
An image circulating online shows members of the gilets jaunes (yellow vest) movement celebrating after reportedly stealing a French Army tank (click to enlarge):
In this video, you can see a yellow vest protester being beaten to the ground and dragged away by a group of people wearing all black attire, red armbands, masks and backpacks. Near the end of the clip, police officers in riot gear approach and assist them. Watch below: UPDATE…
Source: Twitter/Brett MacDonald Currently going viral in France is a video that shows members of the Gendarmerie (a paramilitary unit with civil jurisdiction) toss a disabled man out of his wheelchair. The incident took place in Bessan, France: It’s a bit unclear how things got to this point, but after a…
Military vehicles were recently spotted on highways traveling towards Paris, France ahead of Saturday’s scheduled gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protests: In other related news, both the Eiffel Tower and U.S. Embassy released statements saying they will be closed on December 8th: Translation: COMPANY OPERATING THERE EIFFEL TOWER PRESS RELEASE Closing…