We have seen the colours of smoke, party favours, and some stones fly to the security forces for a good part of the day. The situation became more tense in the late afternoon, when demonstrators managed to approach the regional prefecture.
Barely more than 700 yellow vests in Rouen at the height of the demonstration this Saturday 9th February, 2019. This is the weakest mobilisation since the beginning of the yellow vests movement, November 17th, 2019. We saw stealing the colours of fumigants, party favours, some stones also to the police.
#ActeXIII des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : nouveau décompte à 14h30. Entre 700 et 800 GJ. Arrivée place du Vieux Marché. pic.twitter.com/6Tr8qrcuKr
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) 9 February 2019
Tear Gas
Calm remained until the end of the afternoon. And garbage fires remained rare. But, from 5 pm, the situation became tense. The demonstrators found a way to approach the prefecture. Until a more muscular confrontation: a barricade was trying to climb. It’s time for tear gas and dispersion. The rain begins to fall.
The yellow vests were only a handful at 6 pm in front of City Hall.
#ActeXIII des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : les gendarmes sont pris en étau par un deuxième groupe qui a fait le tour. Ils sont obligés de se replier. Pas d’intervention malgré des jets de pierres. pic.twitter.com/fbJpB2H4ks
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) 9 February 2019
Some irreducible people turned in the city until nightfall. They were dispersed by the police. According to the prefecture, there was no deterioration of windows, and only one injured in Rouen, during a brawl on the sidelines of the demonstration. The attacker involved in the fight was arrested.
