Paris shopkeepers arm themselves before Saturday's protests after Macron bans 'illegitimate' marches and blames the 'ultra-left'
Paris gun shop owner Yves Gollety says demand has soared eight to ten times, with customers buying €50 irritant-gel canisters and €500 pistol-style devices. His buyers say they no longer trust police to protect them. Businesses, museums and cultural events will stay shut on Saturday. Last weekend nearly 1,000 police were injured and more than 3,000 shops were looted or damaged.
President Emmanuel Macron blamed 'seditious acts by ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic'.
Lyon has banned all Saturday protests, but a court overturned a police ban on a Paris student march.
Michèle Teboul, whose family lost five stores to looters, warns Macron: 'Next Saturday is your last chance to save France.'
More
Daily Mail NewsFrance braces for day of far-Left chaos: Shopkeepers and terrified civilians arm themselves ahead of rioting and looting expected in Paris when protests return tomorrowReutersFrench businesses, events to close with more weekend protests expectedThe IndependentParis set for another weekend of protests as shop owners buy weaponsFox NewsFrench woman recounts 'horror movie' as mob of rioters turned on husband in streets of ParisFox NewsMacron has one more chance to save the country or ‘it’s lost for France,’ business owner warnsDaily Mail NewsWoman who stood up to Paris looters in viral video 'is 24-year-old actress' - as internet salutes her braveryThe TimesFrance riots: shopkeepers in weapons rush before weekend protestsUPIFrance adds protest restrictions in wake of weekend unrestAPThousands gather in Paris after a court lifts a protest ban despite fears of new violenceFox NewsFrance's Macron blames protests on 'ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic'NYT WorldIn the Wake of Riots, French Authorities Ban Some ProtestsThe GuardianMacron bans ‘illegitimate‘ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest
