30 minutes agoViolent protests in France, businesses face initial, 1 billion-euro damage consequences
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Just weeks after protests and strikes for pension reforms in France were finally extinguished, businesses in the country are facing the consequences of a week of riots. Violent protests, which were triggered by the fatal murder of a young man by a police officer last Tuesday, have already caused [...]
The violent protests, which were triggered by the fatal murder of a teenager by a police officer last Tuesday, have already caused more than 1 billion euros in damage, according to a French business association, MEDEF.
Protesters have looted 200 shops and destroyed 300 bank outlets and 250 smaller shops, a spokesman said MEDEF for CNN.
The wave of riots erupted after 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk was shot dead by a policeman.
