Officers were filmed brandishing weapons by Arc de Triomphe in Paris today
Riot police were on crowd control duty today facing off a mob of Gilet Jaunes
Rifles at demonstration by unarmed citizens show how Macron crisis intensifies
Last week former conservative minster said live fire should be used on 'thugs'
French riot police have deployed semi-automatic weapons with live ammunition against Yellow Vest protestors for the first time.
Officers were filmed brandishing Heckler & Koch G36 weapons by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Saturday afternoon.
The presence of semi-automatic rifles at a demonstration by unarmed French citizens shows how President Emmanuel Macrons law and order crisis spirals.
It comes after former conservative minister Luc Ferry called for live fire to be used against the thugs from the Yellow Vest movement who he says 'beat up police'
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