# ‘I didn’t know it was theft’: Trials open in Paris over October 17 violence

https://mins.news/en/item/109597

- France 24, 2026-10-21 14:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261021-i-didn-t-know-it-was-theft-trials-begin-paris-following-october-17-violence

> Those arrested during the October 17 rallies appeared in Paris’s Judicial Court on Tuesday, facing charges including assaulting police, resisting arrest and handling stolen goods. Tensions were palpable as the justice minister urged the law to respond with “utmost firmness”.

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