A McDonald's in Paris was left ransacked and heavily damaged after cost-of-living protests exploded into riots and widespread looting that also targeted restaurants, cafés and grocery stores across the French capital — with the city now issuing curfews in two places, The Associated Press reported.
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The McDonald's on Boulevard de Magenta near Gare de l'Est suffered smashed windows and extensive damage inside, according to Le Monde.
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Computer screens were damaged — while an ice cream machine continued spilling vanilla onto a ketchup-covered floor, the outlet reported.
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Intruders even attempted to cook french fries before a man and his dog drove about 20 people from the restaurant, a security guard told the publication.
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Fox News Digital reached out to McDonald's for comment about the vandalism.
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The American-based fast-food chain was hardly the only food business to be caught up in the destruction.
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A neighborhood café was burned out, a wine shop was destroyed and supermarkets were among the businesses targeted as unrest swept Paris.
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Among the hardest hit was La Barrique, a neighborhood café near Place de la République that was burned out, according to Le Monde.
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The son of the café's owners told the outlet his mother was inside when the business was attacked and was later taken to a hospital with a head injury.
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Grocery stores were hit hard as well.
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The Franprix, Monoprix, Picard and Carrefour City locations were among the grocery retailers targeted during the unrest, according to French news agency AFP.
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At a Franprix on Rue Beaurepaire near Place de la République, shelves were emptied and products were either stolen or crushed on the floor.
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Looters elsewhere were seen leaving supermarkets carrying bags filled with food, juice and alcohol, Le Monde reported.
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An Intermarché Express on Boulevard de Magenta was also looted.
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A crew from Euronews said they were assaulted by masked individuals while reporting near the supermarket.
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A Nicolas wine shop on Boulevard de Magenta was also destroyed — with shattered bottles and wine covering the area outside the store, according to Le Monde.
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The destruction was part of widespread violence that followed demonstrations Saturday over the rising cost of living and other grievances.
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French-born restaurateur Olivia Ostrow, who now operates Maison Ostrow in South Florida, told Fox News Digital the unrest reflects tensions extending far beyond the French capital.
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Ostrow, who was born in Paris and whose grandparents survived the Holocaust, expressed concern about what she described as rising antisemitism and the role of social media in fueling hostility.
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She argued that some demonstrators have embraced political causes without fully understanding the history behind them.
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"Those kids and most of those people couldn't point to Israel on the world map if it hit them in the face," she said.
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Many on social media shared their dismay about what is happening in France.
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"I have nothing but disgust for anyone trying to justify this," wrote one person.
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"Let me say it, the ones suffering the consequences are ordinary French people, not the government.
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It's ordinary citizens who will pay for this, whose cars were burned, whose businesses and homes were looted, and whose physical integrity were threatened.
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"These are not protests anymore," another person wrote.
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Several European governments are now advising travelers to France to avoid large crowds and exercise caution during their stay, Reuters reported.
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