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Bizarre scenes from Paris have gone viral as a couple calmly sip wine and smoke cigarettes beside raging fires, while a jogger runs past burning electric bikes amid violent riots. The extraordinary footage emerged as France faced widespread unrest, looting and clashes with police, with around 2,500 arrests reported nationwide. Paris alone saw 855 arrests. French authorities imposed curfews across parts of Paris and Marseille as President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism over his response to the escalating crisis.