French authorities are investigating the case of Genevieve Legay who suffered head injuries when police charged people defying a yellow vest protest ban in Nice. (Claude Paris, File/Associated Press)NICE, France — French authorities are investigating the case of an older female protester who suffered head injuries when police charged people defying a ban on yellow vest protests in Nice. French authorities banned protests in several areas Saturday to prevent a repeat of rioting that scarred Paris a week ago at yellow vest protests. A police officer at the Paris protest suffered a heart problem, slumping to the ground before being hospitalized in what police described as a “very serious” condition. At least 2,000 people have been injured in protest violence since the yellow vest movement began in November, and 11 people have been killed in protest-related road accidents.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2019 13:35 UTC