110 wounded in violence in Paris anti-fuel protest: minister

Taking their name from the high visibility vests drivers keep in their cars, the "Yellow Vests" was spontaneous action created after several groups have called for blockades and go-slow operations across the country to oppose higher fuel tax and the rise in diesel's price, the most commonly used car fuel in France.

For more than two weeks, they have blocked highways in many regions, obstructed access to fuel depots, shopping centers and some factories, in a move to force Macron to bow to their requests of higher revenue and removal of fuel tax.

In a third weekend country-wide protests, 75,000 people took part in demonstrations across France by 15:00 local time (1400 GMT). Last Saturday, the movement drew 106,300 protesters, official figures showed.