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France galvanised by shopkeepers and locals who fought back against rioters and looters

Social media videos of French shopkeepers and locals taking matters into their own hands and fighting back against rioters have seen an outpouring of public support and solidarity.

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00:01A day after a weekend of protests marked by widespread looting and vandalism, several French cities woke up to scenes
00:09of destruction.
00:10Shop owners in Paris assessed the damage and tried to tidy up.
00:14D'un seul coup, la nuit tombante, il y a des hordes de groupes bien organisés, méthodiques, à peu près
00:23une vingtaine, trentaine à chaque fois, qui viennent et puis qui s'en sont pris à nos points de vente,
00:30armés par les échafaudages qui étaient juste derrière et qui ont tout cassé, tout, tout, tout cassé, et pillé et
00:39volé.
00:40This tobacconist owner is worried he will have to remain close for a while, despite having to pay back his
00:46loan to the bank.
00:48Constaté, dans un premier temps, on attend les assurances pour voir comment faire pour la suite.
00:57On va essayer de chercher de l'accompagnement, de l'aide un peu partout pour essayer de reconstruire.
01:04On essaye de rester optimiste par rapport à la suite, mais c'est pas facile.
01:09An inter-ministerial crisis meeting was held on Monday, as the government struggled to respond to discontent over surging cost
01:17of living.
01:18The French Prime Minister announced localised curfews from 8pm to 6am on Monday and Tuesday in four northern cities, and
01:26did not rule out imposing a state of emergency.
01:28C'est parti.
01:30C'est parti.
01:31C'est parti.

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