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 on the police stationed not far from there... Nothing escapes the unleashing of violence that the employees of this establishment in the 13th arrondissement watch helplessly.
“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 out 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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