Paris business owners take stock as riots sweep the city: 'They'd taken everything'
Source: Business Insider ·
Chaotic scenes unfolded on Saturday in Paris as rioters clashed with police and masked individuals looted businesses.
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A wine store in Paris was emptied of all its products during riots on Saturday.Nathan Rennolds/Business InsiderParis erupted as protests turned to riots and masked looters ransacked stores on Saturday.Small business owners took stock of what they'd lost on Sunday."When I got back, they'd taken everything," one store owner told Business Insider."When I got back, they'd taken everything."That's what one shopkeeper in Paris told me as she cleared debris from her store after major cost-of-living protests turned violent across parts of France.Chaotic scenes unfolded on Saturday as rioters clashed with police and set vehicles and trash bins alight before masked marchers began to ransack businesses, including in the trendy Marais shopping district. After hundreds of arrests and a tense, momentary calm on Sunday morning, more violence broke out Sunday evening as black-clad rioters dragged debris into streets and set it aflame.Employees at a boutique fashion brand working in the area as the…
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