French yellow-vest protesters set fires, smashed up luxury stores in Paris and clashed with police Saturday in the 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. (Christophe Ena/Associated Press)A 43-year-old German factory worker who identified himself only as Peter had travelled to Paris to show solidarity with yellow vest protesters. We're here to show Macron that empty words are not enough," said yellow vest demonstrator Frank Leblanc, 62, from Nantes. Violence started minutes after the protesters gathered Saturday, when they threw smoke bombs and other objects at officers along the Champs-Élysées. The yellow vest groups represented teachers, unemployed people and labour unions.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2019 18:03 UTC