Moment French rioters attack shopkeeper and distraught woman begs them not to loot store as police admit they've 'lost control' of violent protests that saw 143-year-old town hall incinerated

The streets of major French cities were turned into a battleground as city halls and prefectures were set on fire and hundreds of shops were looted in 'apocalyptic riots'.

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