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    Yellow Vest Protesters Fueled By Anger Over Notre Dame Funds March In Paris

    Protesters set fires in eastern Paris as they marched for the 23rd Saturday in a row. They say the efforts to restore the damaged Notre Dame cathedral are eclipsing their demands.
    by Samantha Raphelson Apr 20, 2019 1 minute

    Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET

    Yellow vest protests grew violent on Saturday as firefighters battled several fires amid clouds of tear gas in eastern Paris.

    Protesters set ablaze a car, motorbikes and barricades near. This time they say they are outraged the government could raise more than a billion dollars to help restore the burned Notre Dame cathedral while their demands to fight wealth inequality remain overlooked.

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