12,000 police on duty in Paris as ‘yellow vests’ call protests
PARIS: Nearly 150,000 police are set to be on duty around France on New Year's Eve when "yellow vest" protesters have called for another round of anti-government demonstrations.
The French capital will be on high alert after repeated clashes over the last month between security forces and the protesters.
President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a televised address to the country at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) -- at the same time as protesters have been called to gather on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris.
The "yellow vest"…