Paris protests: More than 100 injured during violent clashes in French capital over rising fuel taxes

More than 100 people have been injured in Paris as France’s most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed parts of the capital.

Demonstrators angry about rising taxes started fires, sprayed graffiti on the Arc de Triomphe, looted stores and threw stones at officers. It was the third weekend in a row they had clashed with police.

Paris police said at least 110 people, including 20 police officers, were injured in the violent protests and 224 others were arrested.

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