The French president, Emmanuel Macron, will hold an emergency meeting of senior ministers on Sunday after central Paris saw its worst unrest in a decade on Saturday.

Thousands of masked protesters fought running battles with police, set fire to cars, banks and houses and burned makeshift barricades on the edges of demonstrations against fuel tax rises.

Many commentators and members of the public were particularly shocked that the protesters painted graffiti on the famous Arc de Triomphe.

That scrawled message, which translates as "The Yellow Vests Will Triumph" can be seen at the start of this clip.

One image shocked the medias: at the beginning of the video, the message "Les Gilets Jaunes triompheront" (The Yellow Vests will triumph) is especially tagged on the Arch of Triumph. It is the first time that protesters dare to make graffitis on this monument.

Yellow vests: Act 3. A bank has been attack; its cash machine has been attacked with a rotary saw, cars burn,propreties assaulted.New riots in Paris against the fuel tax. 1 december 2018. From the Champs-Elysees to Radio France - La Maison de la Radio.