
Some 800,000 people took part in protests against the high cost of living on October 17 in France, which degenerated into riots in several cities, notably in Paris where dozens of stores were looted, angering residents.
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The demonstrations of October 17 were organized against the high cost of living and brought together around 800,000 people throughout France according to the organizations associated with the mobilization.
Some 800,000 people took part in actions and parades throughout France on Saturday against the “high cost of living”, according to several organizations associated with this national mobilization. In several cities, demonstrations quickly turned into riots.
“I will no longer put a penny in the machine”: Parisians outraged by looting and vandalism after the violence of October 17
REPORT - Paris wakes up, stunned and haggard, faced with the damage caused in the capital after the outbreak of violence on October 17. Dozens of stores were looted, angering local residents.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced localized curfews from Monday evening to protect businesses after the weekend's looting and violence. Measures have been put in place in Paris, Lyon, Nice and several cities in the North, with time restrictions varying depending on the city and sometimes limited to minors.

Fiery roadblocks were erected in Martinique and Guadeloupe against the high cost of living during the night from Sunday to Monday, leading to 50 arrests, the majority of them minors, ransacking of businesses and armed robberies, according to AFP and local authorities.

Pierre, manager of a Micromania store in Nice, was violently attacked by thugs dressed in black while he tried to protect his business which was looted during riots on Avenue Jean Médecin on Saturday October 17. The video of his attack quickly circulated on social networks, transforming him into a symbol of resistance to looting.

Two days after the urban violence that occurred on the sidelines of a demonstration against the high cost of living in Bordeaux, the police denounced “unbelievable” violence that went beyond belief, despite the deployment of 400 soldiers and gendarmes.
The government announced localized curfews from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. in four northern communes, including Lille, Douai, Denain and Wattignies, mainly targeting unaccompanied minors, following looting and violence the previous weekend.

Actor Francis Renaud was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention for acts of rape, harassment and violence against his ex-partner. In Lens, a teenager lost his hand after picking up a grenade during clashes with the police. In Aubagne, a 14-year-old shooter injured two people in his school, prompting the intervention of the anti-terrorism prosecution due to possible membership in an online movement glorifying mass killings.