Police in Paris Use Water Cannon Against Violent Protesters

On Saturday, police used a water cannon near Paris’s Place de la République to push back protesters, as a march against the high cost of living was due to set off from the area. They had earlier fired tear gas at several hundred people, most of them masked and dressed in black. According to an AFP journalist, some protesters were firing fireworks mortars. A little later, a car was set on fire in the same area, drawing applause from part of the crowd.