PARIS BURNING
TAX REVOLT TURNS VIOLENT
'This is the start of a revolution': Paris rioters steal police assault rifle, torch dozens of cars and vow to 'stay in the streets until Christmas' as fuel protests continue into the night and spread across France - and even to Holland
- 'Yellow Vest' supporters staged fresh protests on the Champs-Elysees which leads to the Arc de Triomphe
- They vowed to continue rioting until Christmas after riot police used tear gas and water cannon to fight back
- Dozens of cars were torched, the Arc de Triomphe was graffitied and shops and houses were ransacked
- French President Emmanuel Macron promised that protesters would be 'held responsible for their acts'
- It comes a week after rioters brought chaos to Paris in a movement against fuel prices and high living costs
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