In Paris, more than 100 vehicles managed to converge on the Champs-Elysees avenue, where police used teargas to disperse protesters in scenes reminiscent of the 'yellow vest' riots of 2018-2019.
Around 100 drivers defied the protest ban to snarl traffic on the Champs-Elysees on Saturday.PARIS - Paris police said they arrested 97 people who defied a ban on a Canada-style protest convoy over coronavirus regulations to try block traffic in the capital, with 81 still in custody Sunday.Thousands of demonstrators from across France attempted to block traffic in the capital Saturday in a self-proclaimed"freedom convoy" of cars, trucks and campervans.
Prosecutors said one of those being held was Jerome Rodrigues, a leader of the"yellow vest" protest movement, which engaged in running battles with the police every weekend for several months in late 2018 and early 2019. In France, the demonstrators took aim at the"vaccine pass" required to enter restaurants, cafes and many other public venues implemented as part of President Emmanuel Macron's inoculation drive.
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