Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.
Following a weekend of intense rioting across France, a clean up operation has begun - but tensions remain, with police still in position and a curfew in place in some big cities. Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted. From the port city in southern France, the BBC's Nick Beake explains some of the factors behind the protests.
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