Streets in France turned into a war zone! iPhone shock for looters

The looting incidents that took place during the protests organized in response to the high cost of living in France came to the fore again with phones stolen from Apple stores. A short video showing the warning appearing on the screen of an iPhone associated with the Apple store in Lille was shared on social media.

In the video, which came to the fore after the French media outlet Le Signal shared its footage, a striking message was seen on a white background on the screen of a stolen iPhone held by a person.

The warning stated that the device was disabled and an attempt was made to determine its location. It was also stated that the phone was requested to be returned to the "Apple Lille" store and that the authorities would be informed.

According to the news, the most striking part of the message was that the phone was disabled and its location was being tracked. However, it is not explained in the video how the device was locked, whether a notification was actually sent to the authorities, or what the person holding the phone did afterwards.

However, images of looting from the region continue to appear on social media. While a group of demonstrators were seen beating and mocking the owner of the shop they wanted to loot, another video showed a young woman owner of a restaurant whose shop was completely burned down and her face was unrecognizable.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that he submitted his resignation following criticism that he could not manage the yellow vest protests well.

Minister Nunez said this morning on France Inter radio, where he was a guest, "I submitted my resignation because I am responsible for all this," referring to the yellow vest demonstrations on October 17.

Stating that he is aware of the public interest, Nunez stated that considering the damage caused, it was the right thing to submit his resignation.

Nunez pointed out that he wanted violent incidents to not happen again, and noted that they had predicted 200 thousand participants for the yellow vest demonstrations, but this number exceeded 550 thousand on October 17.

Reminding that hundreds of shops were looted in some big cities, Nunez said, "We cannot look at the shopkeepers and say, 'We did not lose control.'"

According to the statement made by the Elysee Palace, President Macron rejected the resignation submitted by Nunez yesterday, on the grounds that continuity in the management of law enforcement was required in the current situation.

President Macron also instructed Nunez to implement new action methods as quickly as possible against those who caused havoc on the field.

Pointing out the lack of foresight and intelligence regarding the yellow vest demonstrations, Macron demanded transparency from Nunez on this issue.

Nunez is expected to visit Marseille, the country's second largest city, where serious violence occurred during yellow vest demonstrations.

Yellow vests, supported by students, organized demonstrations across the country on October 17 against the high cost of living and high fuel prices.

While approximately 2,400 people were detained in demonstrations across the country, approximately a thousand police officers, gendarmerie soldiers and firefighters were injured.

As part of the demonstrations, a demonstrator fell ill in Paris and died, while a demonstrator's hand was severed in the city of Saint-Etienne.

On the other hand, left-wing, environmentalist and far-right politicians criticized Nunez for not managing the demonstrations well and demanded that he resign.

In his speech yesterday, Macron stated that his country needed order and tranquility and announced that governors could decide to ban some demonstrations.