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Live Updates: Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Yellow Vests Demonstrators, Over 100 Detained

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Yellow vest protesters gather in Paris as the movement approaches its first anniversary. People are rallying in the French capital on a weekly basis to protest government policies.

Mass demonstrations were initially caused by a fuel tax hike last November. The government cancelled its plans and President Emmanuel Macron even promised several steps to ensure economic security, but the protests continued, as people gathered to express their dissatisfaction with the general situation in the country.

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"Our response against the breaks and destruction will be very tough. We are going to work to confront these thugs all afternoon. They will not leave with impunity", Didier Lallement said in a statement.

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As of Saturday afternoon, at least 105 people were detained during the demonstrations, according to Paris police.

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"By 11:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m. GMT), the police carried out 33 arrests and 1,192 searches", the French police said, adding that they had detained several people before the start of the protests.

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Police in Paris have deployed tear gas against yellow vests protesters who flooded the streets of the capital to mark the first anniversary of the movement, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

Hundreds of people have gathered near the Porte Champerret in the north of the capital. The law enforcement officers have told the demonstrators that the protest was unsanctioned and called upon them to leave the area.

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