France Deploys 12,000 Riot Cops; Closes Eiffel Tower; Coup Attempt Feared As Yellow Vests Plan “Act IV”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 12/06/2018
French authorities will deploy at least 12,000 riot police and gendarmes in Paris on Saturday according to BFM, as the Elysee prepares for “act four” of the Yellow Vest movement’s violent protests against the Macron government.
A total of 12,000 civil servants mobilized, not counting the number of police stations and judicial police. -BFM (translated)
In addition to the closure of the Eiffel Tower on Saturday, several Paris museums have announced that they won’t be open this weekend.
“The demonstrations announced Saturday, December 8 in Paris cannot guarantee the safety of visitors, the Sete has made the decision to close the Eiffel Tower,” announced the Societe de la Tour Eiffel which operates the monument.
Despite Macron’s government delaying a planned fuel hike by six months, the Yellow Vest movement has called on its followers to “stay on our course,” over Facebook and gather for “The Act IV” on Saturday the 8th, in what will be the fourth week of protests.
Coup attempt?
French intelligence services have reported to the Elysee Palace – the official residence of President Macron, in light of “calls to kill” and “carry arms to attack” government officials, parliamentarians and police, according to Le Figaro. “They are putschists. We are in a coup attempt,” said Le Figaro’s sources.
On Thursday, Yellow Vest leader Eric Drouet said “Saturday will be the final outcome. Saturday is the Elysee,” adding “we all would like to go to the Elysee.”
Le Figaro also reports that Saturday’s demonstrations may involve unprecedented violence, as it may include “a hard core radicalized” element, from “both the extreme right and extreme left.”
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