Man drives into French presidential palace grill in protest
An Italian man drove his car into the iron grills of a back entrance of the French presidential palace Thursday to protest against subsidy cuts for a Paris theatre he manages, police said.
(AFP) An Italian man drove his car into the iron grills of a back entrance of the French presidential palace Thursday to protest against subsidy cuts for a Paris theatre he manages, police said.
The action was seen as largely symbolic since the man, who was not named, "only succeeded in lightly hitting the grills at slow speed," a police source said.
To keep reading
please sign up for free!
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Editor's Picks
Mobility
—
21.01.2019
Luxembourg ticket inspectors' jobs safe despite free transport
Exclusive
—
18.01.2019
Luxembourg City needs a second free international school, says education minister
Contingency
—
17.01.2019
Luxembourg steps up no-deal Brexit planning
