278 people detained in Paris ahead of 'yellow vest' protest: police

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Last Updated : Dec 08 2018 | 2:05 PM IST

Police detained 278 people in Paris early Saturday as the French capital braced for another weekend of violence during protests by the "yellow vest" anti-government movement.

Paris was on lockdown with major monuments and department stores shut and some 8,000 police on the streets following the worst rioting in the capital in decades last weekend.

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First Published: Dec 08 2018 | 2:05 PM IST

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