SocietyMarseille braces for further unrest after protests descend into ‘apocalyptic’ disorder

Marseille suffered some of France’s worst violence on Saturday as protests gave way to widespread disorder. Business leaders say more than 500 premises were damaged, most looted; 118 officers were injured and 101 people arrested. Demonstrations were banned for eight hours, and a minors’ overnight curfew will begin in parts of the city on Tuesday.

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