France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Damage 60 Percent of Speed Cameras: Interior Minister

France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Damage 60 Percent of Speed Cameras: Interior Minister
A speed camera in Paris covered by a plastic sheet and tape reading "under technical maintenance," after it was damaged to block its operation. Pictured on Jan. 10, 2019. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
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Almost 60 percent of France’s speed cameras have been destroyed or broken by members of the “yellow vests” movement, according to the country’s interior minister.

Interior minister Christophe Castaner said in a statement that the cameras had been “neutralized, attacked, or destroyed” by yellow vests members, the BBC reported.

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