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Added on the 19/06/2017 17:04:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A car loaded with gas canisters has rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, leaving the driver dead in what the interior minister is calling an "attempted attack". Police sources earlier tell AFP that a Kalashnikov rifle, handguns and gas bottles were found in the vehicle. IMAGES of attacker's body and police at scene of attack // ACCOMPANIES VID1044324_EN / VID1044350_EN
Riot police fire tear gas to disperse "yellow vest" protesters on the Champs-Elysees in Paris during the fifth consecutive Saturday of demonstrations, which have so far been largely peaceful. IMAGES
On a third day of unrest, clashes between "yellow vest" protesters and riot police break out on Paris' famed Champs-Élysées. Police fire tear gas, forcing the demonstrators to retreat. IMAGES
Police block a street in Aubervilliers, a Paris suburb, where a young man died after the scooter he was riding collided with a police car. A parked van also bears marks from the violent impact.. IMAGES
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and actor Gilles Lellouche inaugurate the Christmas lights on the Champs-Elysees avenue, where hundreds of people have gathered for the occasion. IMAGES