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City of Saint-Étienne on High Alert as Violence Escalates: Traders Take Measures to Protect Their Businesses

Crossing the Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville this Saturday at 4.15 p.m., this Stéphanoise breaks her nose on the metal shutter of Monoprix. “I thought I’d do it soon enough… My husband has the Progress app and we saw the alert on fears for tonight, so I quickly went down to Monop’ to look for something to have an aperitif with our friends. at home. But everything is already closed…”

Nathalie, 52, will fall back on “syrups and Pastis, we always have that! “.

She says she is “sorry” for the traders who have had to suffer major damage. But judge that “this problem of the suburbs, it does not date from yesterday. At some point, you can no longer hide the dust under the rug.

Meanwhile, in downtown Saint-Étienne, traders continue to secure their windows. There are people in the streets, in the squares. Many young people, scattered, in small groups. At 4:30 p.m., everything is still calm. But the city gives the impression of preparing for the assault.

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