Nice Phone Case Shop Looted Amid France Protests, Report Says

Masked looters stole merchandise and wrecked displays at a phone case shop in Nice during demonstrations over high prices and deteriorating public services in France, India Global Review reported on October 19. The outlet described CCTV footage showing the shop being ransacked and its surveillance system damaged.

The report said violent groups also targeted shops, public buildings and police vehicles as unrest spread across France. It cited authorities as saying hundreds of thousands had joined the demonstrations, but did not establish how many participants were involved in violence.

President Emmanuel Macron pledged to prosecute those responsible for the violence, according to the report. The date of the shop attack was not specified, and BharatVox has not independently verified the footage or the account.