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France Faces Unrest: Curfews and Cleanup Amidst Riots and Looting

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France Faces Unrest: Curfews and Cleanup Amidst Riots and Looting

France on edge as curfews imposed to curb rioting and looting

Los Angeles Times

France on edge as curfews imposed to curb rioting and looting

Two large sections of central Paris were shut down in a curfew Monday night as France was reeling from a weekend of nationwide rioting and looting that left much of the country shaken.

Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots

BBC

Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots

Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.

Clean up begins after French riots but police remain

BBC

Clean up begins after French riots but police remain

Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.

Looters smash Paris shops as ‘unacceptable’ violence rocks France

South China Morning Post

Looters smash Paris shops as ‘unacceptable’ violence rocks France

Smashing shop windows and snatching boxes of goods, looters in Paris poured into stores across the capital on Saturday, facing no resistance from authorities as nationwide protests degenerated...

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