### [2026-10-17](/feed/2026/10/17/index.md)

##### 2026 French lycée protests
# Dozens of shops are looted across major French cities amid widespread rioting and civil unrest.




### Sources:

1. [BFMTV](https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/on-a-eu-super-peur-paris-lyon-marseille-nice-les-commerces-des-grandes-villes-pilles-lors-des-manifestations-du-17-octobre_AN-202610170306.html) [Image](https://io-fsly-bfmtv.cdn.nextradiotv.com/tQetIP8flniFfmB6gszhxAmOvFU=/0x106:2048x1258/2048x0/images/On-a-eu-super-peur-les-commerces-des-grandes-villes-pilles-lors-des-manifestations-du-17-octobre-2367246.jpg)

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