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Footage authenticated by BBC Verify showed a tourist train in Grenoble being driven by masked men along a narrow street in the city centre towards at least three riot police officers.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Malakian remembers being taken away from the concert site and watching coverage of the riot from a nearby hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

A police union source said he picked up a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Up to 500 schools across France will be partially or totally closed on Monday after clashes between riot police and student protesters in recent days, the French education minister said on Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Did they think they were going to start a riot or something?

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

The images of France's riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country's important tourism sector, with many fearing worse consequences if violence returns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

So many people I've spoken to in France since Saturday's riots emphasise the importance in making a clear distinction between angry but peaceful protestors, and those intent on wreaking violent havoc.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Targeted curfews across France contributed to a quiet night following a weekend of riots and looting across the country, the Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

More than 40 cases linked to the riots were scheduled for Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

My mom told my dad about the BBC News report, and how we were concerned that Martin might be affected by the riots.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

When prisoners rioted over the conditions, their eloquent spokesman Jones was extensively quoted in the press, catching the attention of a church leader.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Dunn said officers wanted acknowledgment for those members of law enforcement who were present at the insurrection, as well as accountability from those who rioted.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025

In October 1962, federal marshals escorted Meredith as he enrolled as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, while white people rioted on the Oxford campus.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

Caught between the collapse of wages and the loss of land, peasants rioted across Europe.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

At night, they rioted in protest of the trip through the desert.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Ireland's police chief at the time, Drew Harris blamed the rioting on a "lunatic, hooligan faction driven by a far-right ideology".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

District Court for the Northern District of Texas were convicted of rioting and providing material support to terrorists, among other charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

These were years of imperial crisis, political unrest and popular rioting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Our officers have a role to facilitate and accommodate peaceful protest," he said, while cautioning against a repeat of widespread anti-immigrant rioting last June.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

A group of black leaders, including Ida Wells-Barnett, gathered at Olivet Baptist Church to discuss the black community’s response to the rioting.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield