# Marseille cleans up after protest looting and vandalism

https://mins.news/en/item/106112

- France 24, 2026-10-19 10:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261019-marseille-cleans-up-after-looting-and-vandalism-in-protest

> Rubbish remained strewn across Marseille on Sunday, a day after demonstrations over rising living costs and declining public services spiralled out of control in some areas, becoming some of France’s worst violence in decades. Black-clad protesters broke into the city hall and defaced it with graffiti; public buildings in other French cities were also targeted.

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