McDonald's ransacked and wrecked as stores, restaurants suffer from violence and rioting

A McDonald's in Paris was left ransacked and heavily damaged after cost-of-living protests exploded into riots and widespread looting that also targeted restaurants, cafés and grocery stores across the French capital — with the city now issuing curfews in two places, The Associated Press reported.The McDonald's on Boulevard de Magenta near Gare de l'Est suffered smashed windows and extensive damage inside, according to Le Monde.Computer screens were damaged — while an ice cream machine continued spilling vanilla onto a ketchup-covered floor, the outlet reported.MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYS 400-YEAR-OLD FOOD MARKET, LEAVING HISTORIC LANDMARK IN RUINSIntruders even attempted to cook french fries before a man and his dog drove about 20 people from the restaurant, a security guard told the publication.Fox News Digital reached out to McDonald's for comment about the vandalism.The American-based fast-food chain was hardly the only food business to be caught up in the destruction.A McDonald's in Paris was vandalized during violent protests in the city, with looters even trying to cook french fries in the middle of the destruction.(Jack Taylor/Reuters)A neighborhood café was burned out, a wine shop was destroyed and supermarkets were among the businesses targeted as unrest swept Paris.Among the hardest hit was La Barrique, a neighborhood café near Place de la République that was burned out, according to Le Monde.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe son of the café's owners told the outlet his mother was inside when the business was attacked and was later taken to a hospital with a head injury.Grocery stores were hit hard as well.Windows were smashed as the American-based fast-food chain was extensively damaged.

(Benoit Tessier/Reuters)The Franprix, Monoprix, Picard and Carrefour City locations were among the grocery retailers targeted during the unrest, according to French news agency AFP.At a Franprix on Rue Beaurepaire near Place de la République, she...