From 10 am, there were many Theater Square to start the rally, this Saturday, November 17. By bicycle or on foot, 1,500 people expressed anger at the fuel tax increases.

The meeting point was given place Theater this Saturday, November 17, in Caen. Shortly after 10 am, 1,500 demonstrators in yellow vests began their march through the streets of the city center.

The 1,500 yellow vests passed through the Place Saint-Sauveur before joining the esplanade of the town hall. | West France

Under slogans, horns and applause, the 1,500 protesters of rising fuel prices joined Place Saint-Sauveur before heading back to the Zénith de Caen.

Protesters partially blocked the traffic lanes, causing the buses to stop. | West France

" We are fed up "

At the roundabout of the town hall, the buses (already penalized by a call to the strike of the drivers) were stopped.

"We're fed up with rising taxes! exclaims a protester. We do not win thousands of euros like this dear president! We can not go to work on a scooter as we were so kindly advised. We are real people of the people! "

Some protesters brandish signs, opposing the policy of Emmanuel Macron. | West France

A general chill that pushes Marie, 69, retired in the street for the first time. "I never manifested. But there, I see that everything is bad. How do we do, to move? With our retreats, already looking at the expense, but with the diesel that increases, we're done! "

The event may well continue throughout the afternoon.

The device not left

If the discontent is heard in the city center, it is not less strong on the side of the device of Caen, on which several portions were closed for security reasons. Several filtering and blocking operations were conducted throughout the morning and continue in the early afternoon.