{"id":45862,"date":"2019-05-01T11:38:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45862"},"modified":"2019-05-01T11:38:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:38:28","slug":"chaos-erupts-in-paris-as-armageddon-protesters-riot-during-french-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45862","title":{"rendered":"Chaos Erupts In Paris As &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; Protesters Riot During French Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-05-01\/chaos-erupts-paris-armageddon-protesters-riot-during-french-holiday\">Chaos Erupts In Paris As &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; Protesters Riot During French Holiday<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Wednesday to mark International Workers&#8217; Day (also known as Labor Day), only to clash with French riot police. The demonstrators included Yellow Vests, trade unionists, climate change protesters and&nbsp;<strong>Black Bloc (antifa) &#8211; which posted on social media that they wanted an &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; rally that would turn Paris into the &#8220;Riot Capital of Europe,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6980499\/Armageddon-rioting-breaks-Paris-extremist-demonstrators-hijack-Day-protests.html#i-754d4bafc9cfaa36\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/gilets.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 7,400 police, gendarmes and soldiers were on hand to quell the more violent protesters. Interior Minister&nbsp;Christophe Castaner said &#8220;&#8216;There&#8217;s no question of dramatising anything, it is a question of being prepared,&#8221; adding that &#8220;1,000 to 2,000 extremists&#8221; were expected to join the protests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/french%20cops.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francoislaunay\/status\/1123523522054246405\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1123523433676058624\/pu\/img\/gexS_qsOX0zw8PCt?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Embedded video\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francoislaunay\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/938714323530137602\/ywbuvjJD_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les Marianne  Lilloises ont rejoint le cort\u00e8ge en silence <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1erMai?src=hash\">#1erMai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lille?src=hash\">#Lille<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marching alongside labor unions, pensioners, students and others, the protesters were hit with large amounts of tear gas, baton strikes and other crowd control measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/french%20cops.jpg?itok=80O47uNW\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos Erupts In Paris As &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; Protesters Riot During French Holiday Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Wednesday to mark International Workers&#8217; Day (also known as Labor Day), only to clash with French riot police. 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