Tag: Jaunes
Paris protests: Is it safe to travel to French capital amid Les Gilets Jaunes violence?
Posted: March 19, 2019 at 10:20 am / Travel
PARIS has been at the centre of violent protests from campaigners dubbed Les Gilets Jaunes, or yellow vests, for months. The violence, which usually takes place every Saturday, escalated this week in shock scenes which saw police forced to deploy chemical gas to disperse crowds at the Arc De Triomph. But with the acceleration of […]
Paris: Is it safe to travel to French capital during the Gilets Jaunes protests?
Posted: January 14, 2019 at 9:20 pm / Travel
PARIS has been a city at the heart of violent, politically-passionate protests by the gilets jaunes protesters for the past nine weeks. Their actions have seen police forced to use teargas and powers of arrest, so is the capital of romance still safe for British tourists? Daily Express :: Travel Feed