Bordeaux in images: Apple Store and Louis Vuitton looted as French protests turn violent

Looters targeted shops on Bordeaux’s main shopping street, Rue Sainte-Catherine, on October 17, as a nationwide protest against the high cost of living turned violent in several French cities. The Gironde prefecture said several hundred violent individuals ransacked the prefect’s residence and looted stores including the Apple Store and Louis Vuitton, while police responded with tear gas and water cannons. The prefecture counted 23 injured, including 15 members of the security forces, and 55 arrests in Bordeaux. Stores were also looted in Lyon, police used a water cannon in Paris, and the Interior Ministry reported 272 arrests across France. Photos: Gironde prefecture.

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