It's burning! Paris riots 'worst in 50 years'
Riot debris covers Paris streets
As protesters spread out from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, daylong clashes between police and "yellow vest" demonstrators left dozens of cars burned out and store-fronts vandalised.
"It's burning!" yelled a fleeing woman as two fires gained strength along the Boulevard des Capucines in central Paris.
In pic: Protesters walk by burning cars during clashes with riot police on the sideline of a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs in Paris.
"It's burning!" yelled a fleeing woman as two fires gained strength along the Boulevard des Capucines in central Paris.
In pic: Protesters walk by burning cars during clashes with riot police on the sideline of a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs in Paris.
AFP
Demonstrators clash with riot police
Police sirens blared along chic avenues decked out with Christmas decorations, where stores usually packed with holiday shoppers remained shut, their windows boarded up as if awaiting a hurricane.
"She's panicking!" a mother said of her daughter, imploring a waiter to give them shelter at the opulent Cafe de la Paix, just next to the Opera Garnier.
In pic: Demonstrators clash with riot police at the Arc de Triomphe during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs in Paris.
"She's panicking!" a mother said of her daughter, imploring a waiter to give them shelter at the opulent Cafe de la Paix, just next to the Opera Garnier.
In pic: Demonstrators clash with riot police at the Arc de Triomphe during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs in Paris.
AFP
Burnt vehicle
A few blocks away, paving stones and bricks littered the streets near the Madeleine church, while nearby an "A" in a circle, the sign of anarchy, was spray-painted on a bank.
"We don't know if it's safe or not, It's scary," said Giselle Rosano, a Brazilian based in Berlin, after being turned back from the Boulevard Haussmann by an officer in riot gear.
In pic: Riot police officers stand next to a burnt vehicle in the street.
"We don't know if it's safe or not, It's scary," said Giselle Rosano, a Brazilian based in Berlin, after being turned back from the Boulevard Haussmann by an officer in riot gear.
In pic: Riot police officers stand next to a burnt vehicle in the street.
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