# France protests: ‘There’s constant back-and-forth over who is responsible’

https://mins.news/en/video/105319

- France 24 English, 2026-10-18 16:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HpZiJRjdw

> The government has blamed the violence on hard-left and ultra-left groups, along with criminals it says sparked the looting. International affairs commentator Matthew-Mary Caruchet and reporter Antonia Kerrigan discuss the competing claims over responsibility.

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