Attacked owner of looted Paris shop: '10 years of work destroyed, I have not slept in three days'

Across France, shopkeepers, businesses and public institutions are still reeling from widespread looting and vandalism which occurred over the weekend. There are still fragments of glass boarded up shop fronts in the vicinity of this area around the Place de la République, with many business owners quite literally picking up the pieces, wondering how they will pay for the damages caused, when insurances will pay out and whether the government will help them. Hailing from Bangladesh, Hassan worked as a waiter for years in France before he saved enough with his associate to start a courier business and tech shop. Now, smashed phones, empty boxes from stolen packages and glass line his shop floor. As Hassan awaits insurance assessments, he is unable to clean up the mess. He must also still pay rent, bills and his employees. The shop was locked ahead of the protests. When Hassan checked his security cameras on Saturday evening, he couldn't believe his eyes. Euronews obtained separate footage of teenagers and young adults breaking into his shop for the next-door building. I was injured too. They hit me several times in my knee. And when I got home, they pushed me and I was on the ground. Then I said, let it go, I let it go. Locals have decided to help Hassan's business by setting up a donation platform for him. The French government, meanwhile, has launched emergency financial aid and structural relief programmes to support impacted shops.