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Video. Shopkeepers Defend Their Livelihood From Masked Looters During the French Riots
Retail chief Alexandre Bompard said about 1,500 businesses were affected as looters smashed storefronts, stole merchandise and forced some stores to close.
- On Saturday, nationwide protests in France turned violent as masked looters targeted businesses across several cities, prompting authorities to arrest about 1,800 people following the unrest.
- Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled streets in Paris and elsewhere in recent weeks protesting the rising cost of living and school conditions, stoking political uncertainty six months before the presidential election.
- Alexandre Bompard, chief executive of Carrefour, estimated about 1,500 businesses were affected, while the supermarket group reported repair costs for its stores would exceed €10 million.
- Shopkeepers confronted looters attempting to protect their livelihoods, though many stores suffered significant damage; Galeries Lafayette announced plans to reopen most locations by Monday morning, except in Bordeaux.
- Authorities scheduled a meeting for Monday, October 19, to assess losses and discuss support measures for retailers struggling with broken storefronts and lost merchandise.
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In the midst of violent riots and protests in the French capital, a group of hooded men took a shirt from Barcelona used by the Argentine star and his captain's tape.
·Warsaw, Poland
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Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Apple Looted as France Reels From Hundreds of Millions in Damage
Louis Vuitton, Celine, Decathlon and Apple stores were looted as about 1,500 French businesses were hit, with a retail federation estimating losses in the hundreds of millions of euros.
·United Kingdom
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The estimate, advanced by Alexandre Bompard, the president of the Federation of Commerce and Distribution, is only provisional. A meeting is scheduled in Bercy, on Monday, 19 October, at 9 a.m., with the organizations representing traders and restorers who are already asking for an acceleration of the compensation measures.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left5Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources lean Right
39% Left
L 39%
C 23%
R 38%
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