CCTV cameras on Saturday (October 17) caught the moment a phone case shop was attacked in Nice, France, as demonstrations were held across the country over high prices and declining public services that erupted into riots.

Looters are seen taking items from the Phone Case Nice shop, rummaging through drawers and destroying displays. One person is seen punching the CCTV camera in the corner and taking out the video feed.

The location of the videos was confirmed from the shop design, floor and shelves which matched archive imagery of the shop.

The date when the videos were recorded was confirmed with the timestamp on the surveillance footage.

The rioting is some of the worst violence the country has witnessed for decades, with thousands arrested.

While hundreds of thousands protested peacefully in street marches in scores of cities, violent fringe groups targeted public buildings, looted luxury boutiques and supermarkets and attacked police vehicles and officers.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the government would not be "intimidated" by violence, and blamed the unrest on the "ultra-left" and criminals just months before a presidential election next year.

Around 550,000 people had participated in the demonstrations across the country, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said. The CGT union told Reuters it estimated protesters at 800,000 people.

President Emmanuel Macron vowed to prosecute and punish people who had carried out the attacks.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

Looters break into a phone case shop in the French city of Nice, taking items from displays and drawers and knocking down displays. Video credit: Phone Case Nice.

VIDEO SHOWS: LOOTERS BREAKING INTO PHONE CASE SHOP AND TAKING ITEMS AND TAKING OUT CCTV CAMERA IN SHOP

VERIFICATION:

- Shop design, floor and shelves matched archive imagery

- Date confirmed with the timestamp on the surveillance footage

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SHOWS: NICE, FRANCE (OCTOBER 17, 2026) (PHONE CASE NICE - No resales / no archive / Must on screen Courtesy Phone Case Nice)

1. CCTV VIDEO SHOWING INSIDE OF PHONE CASE NICE SHOP WITH GLASS HEARD SHATTERING AND MASKED LOOTERS ENTERING SHOP/ ITEMS FALLING OFF SHELVES

2. LOOTER PUSHING DISPLAY AND ANOTHER THROWING IT TO THE GROUND/ PEOPLE ENTERING SHOP AND TAKING ITEMS/ PERSON KICKING AT SOMETHING OFF-CAMERA NEAR ENTRANCE TO SHOP

3. LOOTERS IN SHOP TAKING ITEMS, LOOKING THROUGH DRAWERS/ LOOTER IN HELMET TAKING OUT CCTV CAMERA BY PUNCHING IT

4. LOOTER RUNNING OUT WITH ARMS FULL OF ITEMS, ANOTHER PUTTING PHONE CASES DOWN TROUSERS/ MORE LOOTERS ENTERING PREMISES

5. LOOTERS TAKING ITEMS FROM AROUND A DESK, LOOKING THROUGH DRAWERS/ LOOTER RIPPING OUT COMPUTER SCREEN AND STAMPING ON IT BEFORE TAKING AWAY BLACK CASING