encircled by riot police for several hours. the air here was thick with tear gas fired at the protesters by security forces. it was also full of smoke billowing from burning buildings and cars. rioters had smashed and looted several shops and restaurants here. and one building they set on fire, the ground floor were a bank premises, but upstairs there were still people living inside. those residents including a mother and baby had to be dramatically rescued by firefighters. to give you some official figures now, as of 7:00 p.m. paris time we were told 192 people had been questioned by police over the violence, 106 taken into custody, and there were several injuries too with 42 protesters injured, 17 members of security forces, and one firefighter as well. it s been confirmed that french president emmanuel macron, the