Paris _ Agencies
Paris woke up Sunday in shock following the violent demonstrations that hit it, and many Parisians took to the streets to inspect the damage left by the demonstrators. Their reactions ranged from anger to anger and sometimes understanding of other reasons. These protests.
The damage was particularly clear along La Grande Armée near the Arc de Triomphe, where clashes that left more than 133 injured and led to the arrest of some 400 people.
On Sunday morning, charred cars and motorcycles were still on the streets. Many of the shops of the shops were smashed, and the remains of tear gas were scattered on the streets and sidewalks.
The movement returned Sunday to the vicinity of the Arc de Triomphe, and saw many insects and tourists roaming the famous Avenue Champs-Elysées and take pictures.
"Well, you did yesterday," one of the tourists shouted.
"I came here to forget the pictures I had in my mind yesterday, it was terrible, I want to see normal life and have returned to the Champs-Elysées, I´m really scared of our beautiful country," a French woman told AFP.
Prior to the arrival of President Emmanuel Makron, security forces were deployed around the Arc de Triomphe, along with the municipal maintenance and cleaning vehicles.
Municipal workers began to wash the ground with water hoses. The slogans on the Arc de Triomphe were still visible, and a number of police investigators took photographs before removing them. Including "the end of the system," "yellow jackets will win," and "work to overthrow the bourgeoisie."
On other streets in the center and west of the capital, which witnessed confrontations, the situation was similar and the municipal workers were deployed to repair the damage and clean up the place.
Several shops were seen and the protection panels were kept in front of their facades after being developed to prevent cracking and theft.
On Clipper Avenue, adjacent to the Champs-Elysées, the cleaning work proceeded quickly, the sidewalks were almost completely cleaned up, huge cranes were removed and the burnt car remains removed from the center of the avenue.
"How is it possible to get here and allow this kind of violence?" Said a 16-year-old woman dressed in sports clothes. Before adding "who will pay? The rich!".
Soon, several cars of the security forces entered the avenue and were deployed in the area waiting for the arrival of the country´s president.
In the eastern opera district, which was also damaged, but to a lesser extent, the cleaning and maintenance workers were seen working to remove the rubble and the remains of the barriers that had been raised and closed the entrances of some of the adjacent streets.
Two workers removed plates placed in front of a coffee shop to protect him, to show them that he was unharmed. The slogan on the boards was "Capital trembling."
The large stores known as "Galeries Lafayette" show that their façades were not damaged, and the decorations of Christmas appeared clear.
In the Tuwluri area, the iron fence of the park was still on the ground. On Saturday, one of the demonstrators was severely injured.
Jocelyn, a retired literature professor, was hanging around to inspect the damage. "I feel sorry for what happened, but at the same time I find there are rightful demands, social inequalities are catastrophic, nothing has changed for 40 years, a radical change is already needed," she said.
