How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters

Scritto il 31/10/2026
da Catherine Porter and Giulia Imbert

As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repeat.The bar La Barrique on Rue Beaurepaire in Paris was set on fire during violence that grew out of protests on Oct. 17. Looting, burglary and other destruction also occurred on the three-block-long street.