Quote:France fuel protests: 80-year-old woman killed in Marseille.
'An 80-year-old woman has died after being hit by a tear gas canister at her window during Saturday's
fuel protests in the French city of Marseille.
The woman, who lived in an apartment near to where the protests were taking place,
was hit in the face while closing the shutters.
Protests over fuel tax have grown into general anger at higher living costs.
The woman was taken to hospital, but died during an operation after suffering shock, local media report.
Three other people have been killed in the protests since demonstrations started more than two weeks ago,
police said on Sunday.
France's interior ministry says about 136,000 people took part in the protests nationwide on Sunday, showing
widespread support for the movement known as the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests), who complain about a sharp
increase in fuel taxes.
They are so called because they have taken to the streets wearing the high-visibility yellow clothing that is required
to be carried in every vehicle by French law...'
Oh look, mainstream news either did some late research or they have a staff-member who peruses Rogue Nation!!
Quote:'...Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, told French media she estimates that Saturday's protests have causedBBC:
between €3-4m (£2.7- £3.6m; $3.4-$4.5m) worth of damage.
The group has cancelled a planned meeting with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe scheduled for Tuesday.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says more moderate members of the movement who said they would be
prepared to talk are being shouted down by more extreme elements, and have been receiving death threats.
Changes affecting ambulance drivers are part of a raft of reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron.
A spokesperson for the "yellow vest" movement, Christophe Chalençon, called for the government to resign on
Monday, to be replaced by what he termed "a true commander, like Gen de Villiers". Gen Pierre de Villiers is a
former head of the French armed forces who quit after a clash with President Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts...'
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