France's Yellow Vest protesters join union march for first time

FranceFrance’s Yellow Vest protest movement on Tuesday joined ranks with a major union in a day of nationwide protests over taxes and buying power, a first for both, reports FRANCE 24.

There were brief scuffles and police fired several rounds of tear gas at the Paris demonstration, clearing troublemakers from the elegant Place de la Concorde, which borders the US Embassy.

Tear gas was also used in Lille and elsewhere. However, tension was minimal compared with the weekly protests held since November by the Yellow Vest movement to demand fiscal and social justice in a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.