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Woman Killed in French Marseille During ‘Yellow Vests’ Violent Rally - Reports

© AFP 2023 / FRANCOIS LO PRESTIA man holds a flare as demonstrators wearing yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protest against the rising of the fuel and oil prices on November 17, 2018 in Haulchien near Valenciennes, northern France.
A man holds a flare as demonstrators wearing yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protest against the rising of the fuel and oil prices on November 17, 2018 in Haulchien near Valenciennes, northern France. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An 80-year-old woman was killed in the southeastern French city of Marseille after she got hit in the face with a tear gas grenade during a "yellow vests" rally, the BFMTV broadcaster reported Monday, citing sources.

The woman died on Sunday following the incident in her apartment where she was closing the blinds when she was hit by a grenade; the victim was hospitalized shortly thereafter but died in the operating room.

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Protesters build a barricade during a protest of Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) against rising oil prices and living costs, on December 1, 2018 in Paris - Sputnik International
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The deadly incident occurred amid "yellow vests" protests, named after the reflective yellow vests that all French drivers are required to keep in their cars, that have been ongoing nationwide since November 17.

This is the fourth death that has reported during mass violent riots across France that started Saturday in Paris and were organized by the so-called yellow vest activists, who were protesting the growing prices for fuel that have resulted from a diesel tax passed last year.

In the aftermath of the riots, over 400 people were detained and more than 100 people were injured, including police officers.

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