French Retailer Warns Macron After 5 Stores Were Destroyed as Shopkeepers Arm Before Saturday Protests
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
French Retailer Warns Macron After 5 Stores Were Destroyed as Shopkeepers Arm Before Saturday Protests
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Summary
Michele Teboul said Saturday’s planned protests are Macron’s “last chance” to restore order after looters wrecked 15 family stores and completely destroyed five in last week’s unrest.
Five key outlets were left beyond use after attackers broke through boarding with axes, and Teboul said police were overwhelmed in city centers including Marseille and Lyon.
Two months of repairs and tougher security requirements now stand between the family and insurance-backed reopening, leading Teboul to say the winter season is effectively lost.
Security costs are already rising: her sons hired guards with dogs, and Teboul said some other shopkeepers have bought weapons or tear gas ahead of the next demonstrations.
The warning broadens beyond one business: Teboul said many French Jews are reconsidering their future in France, while another failure to protect the public could threaten the government itself.