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Widespread looting and unrest reported amid mass protests across France

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Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France against higher living costs and other grievances, with reports indicating that groups raided shops, vandalised businesses, and targeted public buildings. Police have reportedly arrested around 1,000 individuals during the unrest. The total extent of damage and final arrest figures have not been confirmed.

Category: violent-mass-protest · Location: France

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Global Events Monitor. Widespread looting and unrest reported amid mass protests across France. 2026-10-18T08:30:08.534Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6332. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/6332/revision/ba0d3220b279a91461b66f6c28beca1ea1865ec1a47ab9007a3ae8fa74a39583

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