Degraded shops and trash fires during the demonstration on March 28, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP
TESTIMONIALS – Many merchants show a significant loss of turnover, and express their incomprehension.
Tuesday, March 7, the cobblestones of the boulevard de Port-Royal began to fly, launched on the police who replied immediately. In the midst of tear gas and sound grenades, the terrace of Kader’s café (1) is ransacked. The tables are overturned, the plants trampled, the chairs fly away, thrown by the demonstrators at the police stationed not far from there… Nothing escapes the unleashing of violence that the employees of this establishment on 13e arrondissement.
“Normally, we remain open during the demonstrations, and that goes well. We even serve coffee to protesters. But there, it degenerated and all of a sudden, we had to put everyone outside and close, ” explains the boss. Today, he is no longer serene. “We prefer to be vigilant because we don’t know how far the violence can go. They could reach inside the café, break the windows… And I don’t have a metal curtain.” This Thursday, while the 11th demonstration…
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