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French Couple Go Viral as They Keep Drinking and Smoking Amid Destruction of Paris
The video spread as 550,000 people joined marches that spiraled into looting, fires and clashes with police, officials said.
- France faced a second night of violent riots on Sunday following nationwide marches against soaring inflation. Near the Arc de Troimphe in Paris, a couple went viral for drinking and smoking as protests unfolded nearby.
- Marches against soaring inflation attended by 550,000 people degenerated into street violence on Saturday. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu slammed the "violence of extreme intensity" as chaos spread across France.
- Masked groups ransacked shops and torched buildings in Paris, Lyon, and Limoges, where a historic structure more than 140 years old was destroyed. French Prime Minister Lecornu reported 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police officers late Saturday.
- President Emmanuel Macron vowed that those who "carried out vandalism, attacked administrative offices or businesses, or carried out looting" will be prosecuted. Paris official Emmanuel Gregoire noted whole streets "have been devastated" by the masked groups.
- Opposition politicians are seizing on the chaos as widespread unrest deepens political uncertainty ahead of elections in six months to replace President Emmanuel Macron. The crisis follows weeks of student protests, heightening tensions before the upcoming vote.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Right
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