French police break up 'yellow vest', 'black bloc' protests in Paris

in Paris, French police fired tear gas and made over a hundred arrests on Saturday. It came while they dispersed "yellow vest" protesters attempting unauthorized rallies and black-masked demonstrators who disrupted a climate march. The government deployed a massive police presence because it feared yellow-vest supporters and other activists, including "black bloc" anarchists, would take advantage of authorized protests over climate change and pension reform.

several districts including the Champs-Elysees were made out-of-bounds for protests and over 30 metro stations closed. The climate rally saw sporadic confrontations between police and masked demonstrators. The violence stained a peaceful march that brought thousands of people onto the streets.