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In Nice, His Business Was Looted on October 17th: the Manager of Micromania Alerts on Fake Dogs

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The Micromania store in Nice was targeted on Saturday 17 October during the urban violence. Cassettes were launched but the manager warns potential scams.

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"Don't get caught," urges the person who says he's never been contacted by any fundraisers. On Saturday, he was violently beaten by a hooded man as he tried to defend his video game sign.

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The Micromania store in Nice was targeted on Saturday 17 October during the urban violence. Cassettes were launched but the manager warns potential scams.

·Rennes, France
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A salesman at the Micromania store in Nice was attacked in an attempt to protect the trade of looters. The video of the incident, widely shared on social networks, aroused a wave of support. The man reacted.

While the mobilization on 17 October was marked by scenes of violence and looting, a Micromania seller in Nice defended his shop before being assaulted.

Instead of running away, he stood in the doorway and tried to stop the looting crowd. Pierre, a shop assistant, was defending the Micromania video game store in the center of Nice when the attackers knocked him down and hit him in the face. The store was eventually looted. Footage of his futile struggle quickly spread across the internet.

Despite his efforts to stop them, the store is eventually robbed. "At one point, I simply stood in front of them to prevent people from entering, that's all," Pierre told French media outlet ICI. This worker says he reacted instinctively, without thinking too much about the possible consequences. During the incident, people hit him, pushed him and threw objects at him, some of which hit him in the face. "I still can't rationally understand what'…

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La Dépêche du Midi broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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