Jogging Past Burning Bikes, Sipping Wine Beside Flames: Paris’s Surreal Riot Scenes Go Viral | WATCH VIDEOS

Viral scenes from protests across France. (Photos: X)

A couple enjoying wine and cigarettes as fires burn nearby and a woman jogging through smoke-filled streets have gone viral amid some of France's worst unrest in recent years. The couple were filmed sitting at an outdoor café near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, chatting and smoking as flames burned just metres away during protests that descended into violence.

In a separate video filmed in the French capital on Saturday, a woman wearing a sports bra and running shorts was seen jogging through a street filled with smoke, weaving past burning electric bikes and protesters.

The footage emerged as violent clashes and looting spread across France over the weekend, with authorities reporting thousands of arrests.

In Paris alone, 855 people were arrested as violent groups clashed with police and looted luxury stores, according to reports.

The unrest followed demonstrations over the rising cost of living and declining public services. Peaceful protests were overtaken by violence in several locations, authorities said.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Monday that he had asked regional authorities to impose partial curfews where necessary following the violence.

Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting, Lecornu said he…

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