Yellow vests set fire to Paris in 18th straight weekend of protest

Teargas and baton charged were used by riot police (inset) on a so-called ‘Act XVIII’ Day of Rage organised by the Yellow Vest movement. Fighting broke out on the famous Champs Elysee, the most famous avenue in the French capital, by 11am, when there had already been 25 arrests. Protests were not just organised by the Yellow Vests – who are named after their high visibility motoring jackets – but by climate change protesters. All were attempting to march on the Elysee Palace, Mr Macron’s official home, but were held back by barriers and rows of police.The Vests have been protesting since November 17 last year and, despite a range of concessions by President Macron including scrapping green taxes of diesel and petrol, continue to call for him to step down. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6816815/Yellow-vest-Day-Rage-violence-explodes-Paris-rioters-torch-cars-trash-shops.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1884416/Video-Yellow-vests-set-fire-Paris-18th-straight-weekend-protest.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile