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PHOTO GALLERY: Paris police clash with demonstrators protesting rising fuel taxes




A bulldozer levels the barricade in the aftermath of a protest against the rising of the fuel taxes at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Sunday, Nov 25, 2018.

A demonstrator waves the French flag onto a burning barricade on the Champs-Elysees avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in background, during a demonstration against the rising of the fuel taxes, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018

A demonstrator waves the French flag onto a burning barricade on the Champs-Elysees avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in background, during a demonstration against the rising of the fuel taxes, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018

A man releases a paper lantern during a "Yellow vest" protest against higher fuel prices, on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, November 24, 2018

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "Macron, destitution, government resignation, system, abolition" next to a burning barricade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during a demonstration against the rising of the fuel taxes, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018

A masked yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestor poses on a scooter near The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris, on November 24, 2018

Grafitti "Brigitte wife of a policeman" - which refers to the wife of the French President - adorns a traffic barrier on the Champs Elysees in Paris, on November 24, 2018

Material burns during a protest of the yellow vest (yellow vest) movement against rising oil prices and living costs as night falls, at The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris, on November 24, 2018

A man removes broken window at Le Fouquet's restaurant on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on November 25 2018

The awning of a outdoor terrace restaurant burns during clashes with protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher fuel prices, on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, November 24, 2018

A picture taken on November 25, 2018 near the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris shows a burnt electric nacelle a day after a rally by yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestors against rising oil prices and living costs. - Security forces in Paris fired tear gas and water cannon on November 24 to disperse protesters. Several thousand demonstrators, wearing high-visibility yellow jackets, had gathered on the avenue as part of protests which began on November 17, 2018.

A picture taken on November 25, 2018 on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris shows damaged scooter and bus stop after a rally by yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestors against rising oil prices and living costs. - Security forces in Paris fired tear gas and water cannon on November 24 to disperse protesters. Several thousand demonstrators, wearing high-visibility yellow jackets, had gathered on the avenue as part of protests which began on November 17, 2018

A picture taken on November 25, 2018 on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris shows damaged scooter and bus stop after a rally by yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestors against rising oil prices and living costs. - Security forces in Paris fired tear gas and water cannon on November 24 to disperse protesters. Several thousand demonstrators, wearing high-visibility yellow jackets, had gathered on the avenue as part of protests which began on November 17, 2018

A picture taken on November 25, 2018 on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris shows damaged traffic lights after a rally by yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestors against rising oil prices and living costs. - Security forces in Paris fired tear gas and water cannon on November 24 to disperse protesters. Several thousand demonstrators, wearing high-visibility yellow jackets, had gathered on the avenue as part of protests which began on November 17, 2018.

Police officers patrol at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Sunday, Nov 25, 2018, in the aftermath of a protest against the rising of the fuel taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned violence by protesters at demonstrations against rising fuel taxes and his government.

Passersby graffiti reading "Macron it's time for the invoice" at the Champs-Elysees avenue in the aftermath of a rally by yellow vests protesters against higher fuel prices in Paris, France, November 25, 2018.

A damaged mobile crane is seen at the Champs-Elysees avenue in the aftermath of a rally by yellow vests protesters against higher fuel prices in Paris, France, November 25, 2018.

Passersby look at a burned car at the Champs-Elysees avenue in the aftermath of a rally by yellow vests protesters against higher fuel prices in Paris, France, November 25, 2018

Passersby walk by a board tagged with "Macron resign, take the arms" on November 25, 2018 on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, a day after a rally by yellow vest (Gilets jaunes) protestors against rising oil prices and living costs. - Security forces in Paris fired tear gas and water cannon on November 24 to disperse protesters. Several thousand demonstrators, wearing high-visibility yellow jackets, had gathered on the avenue as part of protests which began on November 17, 2018

A barricade lays on the side at the Champs-Elysees avenue in the aftermath of a rally by yellow vests protesters against higher fuel prices in Paris, France, November 25, 2018.