French media denounce violent 'yellow vest' attacks on press

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 13, 2019 / 9:28 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

French media denounce violent 'yellow vest' attacks on press

Geert De Clercq, Julie Carriat
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PARIS (Reuters) - French media and reporters’ organizations on Sunday denounced attacks on journalists by “yellow vest” anti-government protesters and called for better protection after a series of incidents this weekend.

Paris police fired water cannon and tear gas to push back demonstrators from around the Arc de Triomphe monument on Saturday, in the ninth straight weekend of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms.

Journalists covering the protests are increasingly becoming a target for the demonstrators.

In the western city of Rouen, LCI television reporters were attacked by a group of protesters. One of the security agents working with the TV crew was beaten while he was on the ground and had his nose broken, with footage of the incident widely shared on social media.

In Paris, an LCI reporter was pushed to the ground as demonstrators tried to take away her camera, the station said, adding that it will take legal action against the attackers.

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1. They've turned into a violent mob

I no longer have any sympathy for them.