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A year on, the gilets jaunes have lost 24 eyes and five hands â?" and made a deep mark on French society
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Yellow vests (Gilets Jaunes) protestors clash with riot police during a protest against rising oil prices on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France on November 24, 2018. Security forces in Paris fired
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More Than a Thousand Arrested as Yellow Vests Protests Over Economic Frustration Rage on Across France
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