FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 26: GOVERNMENT NUMBER 18,600, FIRST 'YELLOW NUMBER' 37,529

There was plenty of rain in many parts of France today but the Yellow Vests protests continued.  There are two different estimates with "The Yellow Number" issuing its final number Sunday at Noon.  

The government's number is 200 short of last week's 18,800 estimate.

Paris was not designated as a major center of protest and only 1200 marched, many with umbrellas.


Ruptly video of today's Paris Yellow Vests procession.....RUPTLY PARIS WEEK 26 YELLOW VESTS

In Nantes, authorities announced in advance that 500 anarchist "black blocks" would be in the city and they imposed controls around the city,

Here is a 13 minute video of the protest with much more black than yellow in evidence.     Some Yellow Vests conveyed traditional messaging like that of the "Citizens Initiative Referendum" but there were others in the crowd and formations of riot police were there to fight them.

Flash bang rounds fired by the police and a member of the media working for 'CNews' was hit in the abdomen.

26 arrests and police say they are investigating after a police officer drew a weapon at a car trying to drive through their blockade in Nantes today.    The car turned around after the firearm was produced.

The police say 2200 protesters in Nantes today.

Link to today's Nantes video below,,,,


NANTES PROTEST WEEK 26 5/11/2019


Lyon was designated as a major site of protest with Jerome Rodrigues, injured by a police flash bang round in his eye during a Paris protest, in attendance.

9 arrests in Lyon, where an extensive protest ban zone was put into place today.  Police using tear gas in Lyon with projectiles including firecrackers thrown their way.

Injuries reported on both sides.

Two video clips from Lyon today.....


YELLOW VESTS LYON WEEK 26 AFP VIDEO


YELLOW VESTS WEEK 26 VIDEO 2 AFP CLASHES WITH POLICE


Other cities with Yellow Vests protests all over France including Rouen...GILETS JAUNES (YELLOW VESTS) ROUEN ACTE 26

Yellow Vests came out again in the south at Montpellier......YELLOW VESTS WEEK 26 MONTPELLIER

The government says the largest number of protesters were in Lyon, Montpellier and Nantes.

This is the video from the Yellow Vests gathering in Toulouse today.....YELLOW VESTS WEEK 26 TOULOUSE

And from the north of France in Lille this video report of some 2000 Yellow Vests in the streets today....WEEK 26 YELLOW VESTS LILLE

The Yellow Vests movement continued and anarchist "black blocs" continued to make their mischief as the Yellow Vests protest movement reached the half-year mark.