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(1 Dec 2018) Paris police said on Saturday that at least 65 people including 11 police officers have been injured in violent protests in the French capital. Police also said that 140 people have been arrested.Paris police spokeswoman Johanna Primevert gave the updated figures on Saturday afternoon.Some protesters in France have set cars and trash cans on fire in central Paris after police pushed them away from the Arc de Triomphe monument following violent clashes.Sporadic scuffles with police were breaking out on Saturday afternoon in Paris city centre as some protesters tried to build makeshift barricades using plywood planks and other material.Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/10201102858... Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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