French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax hikes planned for January 1 in a move to end violent “yellow vest” protests against the measure, government sources said Tuesday.
The suspension will be accompanied by other measures aimed at calming two weeks of nationwide demonstrations by the protesters, the sources said.
Local media reported Monday that a fourth fatality of the “yellow vests” protests was an 80-year-old woman killed in her home in Marseille by a tear gas canister amid protests on Saturday.
The woman was hit in the face by the canisters while trying to close the shutters of her apartment. She was taken to the hospital but died from shock during an operation, local media said.
