French officials on Sunday strongly condemned anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks by some "yellow vest" demonstrators as up to 2,000 of them gathered in central Paris to embark on a third month of the anti-government protests. France police vehicle attacked by protests - wave of Yellow Vest protests held for the 14th weekend in a row. Government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, speaking on LCI television, said no one should confuse genuine "yellow vest" protesters with extremists. But he warned that the movement had been "infiltrated" by far right and far left groups "who display crass anti-semitism". The "yellow vest" protests, which have no organised leadership, began three months ago on November 17 over increasing fuel taxes.

Source: The Local February 18, 2019 07:52 UTC