Paris, Nov. 16 -- Police in Paris have deployed tear gas and smoke bombs against yellow vest protesters who are demonstrating on the outskirts of the French capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

The yellow vest movement is marking its first anniversary this weekend with mass rallies planned across the country.Hundreds of people gathered near the Porte Champerret in the north of the capital.The law enforcers are telling the demonstrators that the protest is unsanctioned and call upon them to leave the area.The capital's police confirmed on Twitter that the officers had already detained 16 people in Paris.France, especially Paris, has been swept by yellow vest protests since mid-November 2018. Started initially as ralli...