Paris closes museums, metro stations, and shops for Saturday protests

Paris will see widespread closures of museums, metro stations, and shops on Saturday, October 24, due to fears of unrest during a new day of social protests, following looting incidents last week. Major cultural sites, including the Louvre, Orsay, and Versailles, will be closed, along with the Paris Opera and the Art Basel fair. Twenty-four metro stations are shut, with traffic interrupted on several lines, and many stores, including Apple and Decathlon locations, are barricaded. The closures stem from concerns over potential violence and property damage during the demonstrations, one week after pillaging was observed on October 17.