French police clash violently with protesters on Champs Elysees over petrol costs

As night fell, the famed Champs-Elysees avenue, where fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld switched on the red lights of Christmas just a few days ago, was still aglow with fires lit by protesters.President Emmanuel Macron thanked police forces for their" courage and professionalism" in dealing with demonstrators as calm progressively returned to the Champs Elysees."Shame on those who attacked them ... There is no room for this violence in the Republic," Macron said on Twitter.