New episodes of violence and looting were recorded in Paris, with the mobilization of CRS 8 for the second consecutive day, according to the police. The unit is positioned in Republic Square, where there is strong tension and confrontation between hundreds of people and security forces.
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18/10/2026
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Lusa
Neggs episodes of violence and looting were recorded today in Paris, where CRS 8, a unit specialized in the fight against urban violence, was mobilized for the second consecutive day, according to the police.
According to local police, this specialized unit is “positioned in Republic Square”, where there is a strong tension, with clashes between hundreds of people and security forces.
New looting has also been recorded in the region, targeting even a clothing store, according to television images.
The acts of violence recorded in the protests on Saturday, in which 550,000 people, according to the Ministry of the Interior, and more than 800,000, in the accounts of the organizers, will have affected 1,500 traders and caused hundreds of millions of euros in losses.
By this morning, 1,800 people had been arrested throughout the country following acts of violence.
The French President, who published a statement to condemn violence and ensure that the authors will be “persecuted and punished”, will today make a statement to the country, broadcast on television, at 8 p.m. (19:00 in Lisbon).