Hundreds arrested in Paris as tax protesters riot

More than 220 people were arrested in Paris on Saturday as "yellow vest" protesters assembled for the third straight weekend.

Authorities say around 100 people were injured when some demonstrators rioted, vandalizing the Arc de Triomphe, attacking police, and damaging and looting cars and stores. The French government may impose a state of emergency.

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to initiate a dialogue with the yellow vests, but a government representative, Benjamin-Blaise Griveaux, said policy changes are not being considered. "We won't change course. It's the right direction. We are certain of that," Griveaux affirmed in a radio interview.

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The demonstrators are angry about Macron's presidency, rising taxes, and high costs of living more broadly. "Our purchasing power is severely diminishing every day. And then: taxes, taxes, and taxes," Paris resident Hedwige Lebrun told The Associated Press. "The state is asking us to tighten our belts, but they, on the contrary, live totally above all standards with our money."