One dead, scores hurt in French protests

By Elaine Ganley
Updated November 18 2018 - 10:26am, first published 10:24am
Protesters calling themselves the 'yellow jackets' are rallying against rising fuel taxes in France.
Protesters calling themselves the 'yellow jackets' are rallying against rising fuel taxes in France.

One protester has been killed and 227 people injured at roadblocks set up around villages, towns and cities across France, as citizens angry with rising fuel taxes rose up in a grassroots movement.

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