In pictures: mayhem in Paris
French police have fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon to disperse "yellow-vest" protesters in a third weekend of nationwide unrest against high living costs that pose one of the gravest challenges of Emmanuel Macron's presidency.
Firemen extinguish burning cars set afire by protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel fuel taxes, during clashes in Paris.
Police and anti-government protesters clashed near the Champs-Elysees and in other parts of central Paris on Saturday with demonstrators paint at riot police who responded with tear gas.
The clashes came as thousands took part in a third weekend of "yellow vest" protests which have morphed from anger over fuel taxes into a broader anti-government movement.
Authorities said over 200 people were arrested and 65 people were injured, including 16 of the 5,000 police officers mobilised for the protests.
Here is a glimpse of the Saturday's violent protests.
A riot police officer uses his baton on a demonstrator during a demonstration at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Dec.1, 2018.
Yellow vests (protesters stand in front of French riot police during a demonstration in Tours, central France on December 1, 2018.
Demonstrators wearing yellow jackets protest at the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration in Paris on Dec.1, 2018.
French fire fighters extinguish a vehicle set a light by Yellow vests demonstrators in the French capital Paris on December 1, 2018.
A French flag floats as fire is burning during a protest on December 1, 2018 in Paris.
A demonstrator walks through tear gas near the Champs-Elysees avenue during the yellow vest protest in Paris on on Dec.1, 2018 .
A demonstrator holds a French flag during a protest of Yellow vests in Paris, France on on December 1, 2018.
Demonstrators wearing yellow jackets face water cannons near the Champs-Elysees avenue during a demonstration in Paris, Dec.1, 2018 .
French police uses violence against a man who joined the yellow vest protest in Tours, central France on December 1, 2018.
Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, face off with French gendarmes during clashes at the Place de l'Etoile in Paris, France on December 1, 2018.
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