Terrified Paris shopkeepers arm themselves ahead of Saturday protests after last week's riots, saying they no longer trust police
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. President Emmanuel Macron blamed 'ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic' for last weekend's looting. The Louvre, Orsay and Picasso museums will close on Saturday. Police deployments are to rise by 20 per cent.
Justice minister Gerald Darmanin says at least 217 people have been jailed after fast-track trials.
Michele Teboul, whose family lost five stores to looters, told Macron: 'Next Saturday is your last chance to save France.'
Looters smashed through the boarding on her family's shops with axes, Teboul says.
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