News about looting: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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On Saturday, 24 October 2026, retail outlets in central Brussels closed their windows with wooden panels amid social media calls for a new gathering following the looting of 17 October. Luxury brands and small shops took precautions; clashes with police ultimately proved limited.
Otabek YusupovAfter riots and looting in Paris, shop owners continued cleaning up and repairing damaged storefronts on Monday. The owner of video game stores near Place de la République said his businesses were looted for hours despite calls to the police.
Sevara AzamovaOnline platform Vinted declared “zero tolerance” for selling stolen goods and removed suspicious listings after the looting in France on October 17. The government is preparing measures, and eBay announced a portal for law enforcement.
Otabek YusupovAfter nationwide protests over the cost of living and conditions in schools, which were accompanied by riots and looting, traders in Paris, Lille, Lyon and Marseille report destroyed shops and injured staff.
Aziz KarimovAfter the riots in France, in which hundreds of police officers and firefighters were injured and around 2,400 people were detained, waves of public support were sparked by stories of shop owners and residents who defended their stores. A video of a Micromania employee in Nice and a distraught phone shop owner in Paris went viral; a fundraiser for the latter raised more than €88,000.
Aziz KarimovAfter Saturday protests against the cost of living escalated into mass looting, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez admitted the loss of control and submitted his resignation, which Macron declined to accept. More than 2,500 arrests, around 1,000 injured law enforcement officers, damage estimated at 'hundreds of millions of euros'.
Otabek YusupovOn Saturday, in a number of French cities, traders tried to protect their shops from gangs of looters in black masks amid violence spreading through city centres. Footage shows owners pleading with attackers to leave the shops and attempting to hold their premises, yet stores were attacked, looted and damaged.
Aziz KarimovProtests against the rising cost of living in France on October 17 escalated into mass looting and vandalism in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities. Carrefour reports 50 stores of its chain looted and damage exceeding €10 million; in total, according to the company's chief, around 1,500 stores of other chains were affected. The Interior Ministry reports more than 600 injured police officers and gendarmes and over 2,000 arrests.
Otabek Yusupov
