18.10.2026 21:31
During the protests in France, when a protester tried to break the windows of a bus stop, another activist intervened forcefully. A person first verbally warned the protester who was hitting the stop with a piece of metal in his hand, and when this yielded no result, another activist pushed the attacker hard and moved him away from the stop. Those moments were recorded with a mobile phone camera.
Footage recorded during mass protests held in France became a trending topic on social media. In the incident near the Sainte-Marguerite stop, a masked protester was seen trying to break the windows of a bus stop, while another demonstrator stepped in and prevented the intervention.
HE TRIED TO BREAK THE BUS STOP'S WINDOWS
During the protests, a person dressed in black with a covered face removed an iron barricade bar by the roadside and headed toward the bus stop. The moments when the protester struck the stop's windows with the metal bar in his hand and tried to damage surrounding public property were recorded by mobile phone cameras.
HARSH INTERVENTION FROM OTHER DEMONSTRATORS
During the incident, a protester carrying an umbrella intervened and tried to stop the person striking the windows. In the footage, the demonstrator was seen warning the attacker by saying “Don’t do it.”
When the person continued his behavior despite the warning, this time another protester intervened. The demonstrator pushed the attacker hard and removed him from the stop, trying to prevent the incident from escalating.
THOSE MOMENTS ON CAMERA
The brawl in the middle of the street was captured by the mobile phone cameras of those nearby. While the intervention among the protesters themselves was shared on social media, the footage showed that the protesters also reacted against the damage to public property.