Pictures And Videos On The Riots In Paris This Weekend

The Smashed Face of This Statue Symbolizes the Fury of the Paris Protests

France 24: Shock at attack on Paris’ Arc de Triomphe during ‘Yellow Vest’ protest

One of France’s most revered monuments, the Arc de Triomphe, was stormed and vandalised on Saturday during the 'Yellow Vest' demonstrations, in one of the worst instances of unrest Paris has seen since the protests and riots of 1968.

The interior of the Arc de Triomphe, the 19th-century arch that towers over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the western end of Champs Elysées, was ransacked. The statue of the Marianne, the symbol of the French republic, in display at the entrance of the Arc de Triomphe museum was smashed. A video shared on Facebook shows most of the front of the statue hacked off, while several other men, dressed with yellow vests, are being filmed repeatedly hitting other artefacts with hammers.

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Photo-Galleries On the Paris Riots

The aftermath of the gilets jaunes riots in Paris – in pictures (The Guardian)
Photos show Paris streets erupting in protest and 'extreme and unprecedented violence' (Business Insider)
Worst riots in Paris since 1968 (Reuters)
Words on the street: graffiti of the Paris protests – in pictures (The Guardian)