Saturday demonstrations began around noon. As five hours passed, there were several rioters and looters. Buildings have been set on fire. Several vehicles were hit. At the intersection of Rue Paul Bert/Avenue de Saxe, about 300 black blocks are trying to block the road with a glass silo. Despite the tear gas, they were holding their barricade. Near Guillotière at 4 p.m., CRS trucks were pelted with stones by Black Blocs armed with glass bottles and wooden pallets. Black masked men throwing bottles at the police vehicles and buildings. A video by lyonmag showed a man throwing bottles held by gunpoint. Un manifestant armé de bouteilles en verre se jette dans la gueule du loup avenue de Saxe https://t.co/Z722kGYN23 — Lyon Mag (@lyonmag) October 24, 2026 Police closed off areas as more and more riot officers marched as they hit their batons to their military police riot Capture Shields almost sounding to the sounds of the drummer boy leading the war. By three pm there was a n...