The latest photos of the French yellow vest protests

SUMMARY

Thousands of yellow vest protesters have marched through Paris and other French cities for a ninth straight weekend to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. Sporadic violence broke out during protests Saturday in Paris, Bourges, Bordeaux, Rouen, Marseille and Toulouse. The Interior Ministry said more than 100 people had been arrested. Protesters walked peacefully through central Paris from the Finance Ministry in the east of the French capital to the Arc de Triomphe in the west. But scuffles between police and activists then broke out at the end of the march. Police used tear gas and water cannon to push back some protesters throwing rocks and other objects at them. French armored vehicles blocked protesters from going onto nearby Champs-Elysees Avenue.The movement for greater economic equality appears to be resurging, despite Macron's promises of billions of euros in tax relief.

By APJan 13, 2019 2:24:38 PM IST (Published)

French riot police advances in a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

A yellow vest protester demonstrates peacefully in downtown Marseille. Authorities deployed 80,000 security forces nationwide for a ninth straight weekend of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Yellow vest protesters demonstrate peacefully in downtown Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

A protester hit by a flash-ball is treated during a yellow vest demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A police officer aims a flash ball gun during clashes with yellow vest protesters on the famed Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Volunteer first responders tend to a yellow vest protester during clashes on the famed Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Yellow vest protesters stand near the Arc de Triomphe within view of the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A yellow vest protestor passes a shop window in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Yellow vest protesters demonstrate in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A demonstrator runs away after being sprayed with a water canon in clouds of teargas as yellow vest protesters clash with riot police on the famed Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Riot police take position during clashes yellow vest protesters clash around the Arc of Triomphe in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Yellow vest protesters pass through the old harbor as they demonstrate in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

French police fires tear gas during a yellow vest demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A yellow vest protester taunts riot police during clashes around the Arc of Triomphe in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

French police fires tear gas as yellow vest demonstrators set up barricades in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Riot Police take position during clashes with yellow vest protesters around the Arc of Triomphe, in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

French plainclothes police drag a bleeding, handcuffed protestor, during a yellow vest demonstration in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Yellow vest protesters pass through the old harbor as they demonstrate in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Yellow vest protesters take shelter as riot police use a water canon during clashes around the Arc of Triomphe, in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

French police take positions during a yellow vest protest in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Yellow vest demonstrators take cover during clashes with French riot police during a demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A yellow vest protester throws debris at riot police amid tear gas smoke during clashes around the Arc of Triomphe, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Yellow vest protestors run for cover as French riot police advances during a demonstration in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Yellow vest protestors set up barricades during a demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Yellow vest protestors break open a glass recycling container to arm themselves with glass bottles during clashes in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A yellow vest protestor holds a placard during clashes in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

French police take positions in a cloud of tear gas during a yellow vest protest in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

A protestor hold a smoke grande during a demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

A man rubs his eyes as others set up barricades in a cloud of tear gas during demonstration in Bourges. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

French plainclothes detain a bleeding, handcuffed protestor, during a yellow vest demonstration in Marseille. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)