Mortars, looting and defense of Negresco: after the chaos of October 17, Nice put to the test of “Act II”

The watchword is clear: do everything to prevent this from happening again. No encore repetita in the fifth largest city in France after scenes of chaos and violence, even in its center, tarnished the image of the usually very quiet tourist city. In the memory of Nice, we had “never” seen such damage targeting businesses and so much tear gas darkening the blue of the Riviera sky for a few hours, last October 17, on the sidelines of demonstrations against the high cost of living.

On Saturday, the system will be modified accordingly, we guarantee from all sides. Extended to the port to the east of the city, it will mobilize no less than 650 national police officers and gendarmes throughout the Alpes-Maritimes department, including 450 for the city of Nice and its outskirts alone - half of those arrested last week do not live there. A “massive means system” calibrated to respond to clashes which shocked like everywhere in France.