Bookshops looted and damaged amid October 17 protest violence
From Grenoble to Paris, Toulouse to Nantes, several French bookshops were vandalized or looted in unrest that broke out on the margins of Saturday's demonstrations, according to Livres Hebdo.
Several bookshops across France were attacked over the weekend, caught up in violence that erupted alongside the demonstrations of Saturday, October 17, according to Livres Hebdo. The trade publication reports incidents in Grenoble, Paris, Toulouse and Nantes, among other cities, with shops suffering looting or degradation of their premises.
Livres Hebdo notes that the full extent of the damage is still difficult to assess. Booksellers' organizations are working to compile a tally of the affected establishments and the losses involved.
In the meantime, booksellers in the affected cities are said to be organizing to repair what they can and reopen their stores, according to the same report. No further details on the protests themselves, the number of shops involved, or the scale of losses have been given.
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