The number of victims during the subbotnik protest against rising prices for automobile fuel in Paris reached 30 people

The number of victims during the protest shares against rising prices for automobile fuel in Paris reached 30 people, a representative of the metropolitan police prefecture said.

According to him, among the victims, six law enforcement officers, one of whom was severe injury. Earlier, 24 victims were reported, TASS reports.

According to updated data, in Paris, more than 100 people were detained on suspicion of participation in the riots, which continued on the Champs Elysees until late at night on Saturday. According to the Police Prefecture, 8 thousand people took part in the capital in the manifestations, of which 5 thousand in the Champs Elysees.

According to the agency correspondent, a temporary lull came in Paris, city services remove the remains of barricades built the day before by manifestants. Owners of stores and numerous cafes located on the main Avenue of the French capital calculate the damage caused by hooligans.

As the head of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs, Christoph Castaner, previously said, more than 100 thousand people took part in the Saturday manifestations throughout France. In total, more than 1.5 thousand protests were organized in the country. Activists threatened to continue their shares next week. In connection with the events taking place in the country, French President Emmanuel Macron on his Twitter page condemned the violent actions of the manifestants. Earlier, the French authorities announced that from January 1, 2019, the price of gasoline will increase by 3 cents, and for diesel fuel - by 6.5 cents. One of the growths of growth is the environmental tax introduced by the government on the release of greenhouse gases. According to Prime Minister Eduar Philip, the government intends to maintain this tax, despite any protests. Due to the action in Paris on Saturday, nine metro stations were closed, Le Monde reports. The movement of about 40 bus lines, on large highways of traffic jams, are broken. Protests also led to the closure of the Eiffel Tower,

Recall that protests against increasing fuel prices are held throughout France since November 17. The movement of "yellow vests" (participants in the shares wear reflective vests for French drivers) arose in social networks and does not have a single organizational center. The manifestants are unhappy with the upcoming fuel taxes at the beginning of 2019, despite the fact that over the past year the cost of the most popular diesel fuel in the country has increased by 23% to 1.51 euros per liter.

Demonstrations lead to clashes with the police, mass detentions and victims. According to RFI, during the first wave of protests, two people were killed (previously reported one woman crushed by a car), 620 civilians and 136 troops were injured.