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  • France removes EU flag from Arc de Triomphe after right-wing outrage

    01/02/2022 7:54:36 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 15 replies
    Deutsche Welle ^ | 01.02.2021 | mvb/rs (AFP, Reuters)
    French authorities on Sunday removed a large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris after right-wing and far-right opponents of President Emmanuel Macron accused him of “erasing” French identity. “Preside over Europe yes, erase French identity no!” tweeted Valerie Pecresse, the conservative candidate for the Republicans. Polls indicate she could be the primary challenger to French President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming vote. She called on Macron to restore the French flag at the iconic war monument. “We owe it to our soldiers who spilled their blood for it,” she said. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen...
  • France fuel protests: Tear gas fired in clashes in Paris

    12/01/2018 5:50:12 PM PST · by Nextrush · 58 replies
    BBC News ^ | 12/1/2018 | BBC
    Protesters have scaled the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, as clashed with riot police continued during a third weekend of "yellow vest" rallies. Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon on the Champs-Elysees, while masked protesters hurled projectiles and set buildings on fire. At least 110 people were injured, including 17 members of the security forces, and 270 arrests were made. Protests over fuel tax have grown into general anger at higher living costs. President Emmanuel Macron says his fuel policies are needed to combat global warming. One person was in a critical condition after protesters pulled...
  • U.S. vet returns French war flag to Paris

    09/20/2010 8:51:32 AM PDT · by Immerito · 3 replies
    MSNBC ^ | 9/19/2010 | Angela Doland
    PARIS — On the day Paris was liberated from the Nazis in 1944, a young American soldier nabbed a souvenir of epic proportions: He took home the French flag that hung from the Arc de Triomphe, a symbol of the end of four years of struggle and shame. Six and a half decades later, the aging veteran has given the flag back to the city of Paris. Officials from Paris City Hall took possession of the 12-meter (13-yard) tricolor flag Saturday in a ceremony in southern France, a step in its unusual journey from New York state back home to...
  • Drunk tourists arrested for posing nude in front of Arc de Triomphe

    06/16/2005 8:04:33 PM PDT · by kingattax · 17 replies · 532+ views
    AFP ^ | 6-16-2005
    PARIS (AFP) - Two US tourists have been arrested in Paris for drunkenly undressing and posing naked in front of the Arc de Triomphe. The men, aged 20 and 24 but not identified, stripped off late Wednesday to stand in front of the famous monument while their friends took photos, police said Thursday. Spotted by a police patrol, the pair were ordered dressed and hauled off to explain their actions before being released