France protests: "There's a constant back and forth over who's actually responsible"

France 24 Sunday 18 October 2026, 16:49 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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The government has blamed the violence on hard-left and ultra-left groups, as well as criminals it says instigated the looting. We discuss this with international affairs commentator Matthew-Mary Caruchet and our reporter Antonia Kerrigan. Keywords for this article

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