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October 19, 2026
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Specialist Urban Violence Police Squad Deployed to Paris as Riots Continue

Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest. Following an evening of rioting across France, which…

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Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest.

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Following an evening of rioting across France, which saw over 2,000 people arrested and over 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters injured, violent scenes were seen once again in central Paris Sunday afternoon.

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According to Le Figaro, men in balaclavas, some of whom spoke Arabic words, looted the chic women’s apparel store Petite Mendigote on Rue Beaurepaire. The paper noted that the street had been targeted the night before, with the Franprix supermarket being looted on Saturday evening.

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Meanwhile, Le Parisien reported that the elite CRS 8 police force, which specialises in urban violence, has been deployed to Paris for the second day in a row. Paris police said that the unit has been sent to the Place de la République, where several hundred rioters were seen clashing with officers.

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The Macron government has faced heavy criticism for having failed to prevent the deeply destructive riots on Saturday, which are said to have cost businesses several hundred million euros in damage and lost…

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