Marseille braces for more unrest after protests give way to 'apocalyptic' disorder - BBC
Marseille is cleaning up after experiencing some of the worst disorder in modern French history during recent protests. Hundreds of businesses were damaged or looted, resulting in dozens of injuries and over a hundred arrests, prompting curfews and tightened security.
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Widespread urban unrest and looting challenge public safety infrastructure in France, prompting severe legislative and police responses including curfews for minors.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Nick Beake Europe correspondent, Marseille Watch: Clean up begins after some of the worst disorder in France's modern history, but police remain Thunder and lightning have boomed across Marseille following the weekend's mayhem, illuminating the cracked windows and boarded-up doors of hundreds of businesses that were smashed as protests gave way to disorder.
France's second city saw some of the worst violence as chaos gripped the country on Saturday. Local business leaders say more than 500 premises were damaged, and the majority looted.
A police union boss told the BBC that the weekend had been an "apocalyptic" hell for his colleagues. 118 officers were injured, representing more than a tenth of the national figure.
So far, 101 arrests have been made in the port city, a quarter of them children.
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