# Looting leaves France’s small businesses devastated

https://mins.news/en/video/106792

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 19:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5xRgc76ecM

> After weeks of student demonstrations, looting and violence between some protesters and police over the weekend shook France and left many small businesses badly damaged, as the country approached its next presidential election.

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