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In France, protests frame costs of state silence

The media carries a responsibility. It must know: Words harm, they kill, they trigger weapons.

Protesters attends a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo)

4 min read Oct 29, 2026 06:23 AM IST First published on: Oct 29, 2026 at 06:23 AM IST

An act of ominous violence took place on October 23 in Trappes and La Verrière, two immigrant townships 30 km from Paris. Six days after the scenes of violence and vandalism in France were attributed by the far right, without proof, to “Allah’s revolutionaries”, Kevin T, a White Frenchman, shot dead Pengo Bossio Wang, a Black martial arts amateur, critically injured a 12-year-old North African girl, and wounded three other people.…