Paris Cafe Owner Aline Li Counts Losses After Night of Rioting

Aline Li, a middle-aged Chinese immigrant from Zhejiang province, watched workers board up the wreckage of her cafe in Paris following a night of violence. Cuts and bruises from Saturday's attack were still visible on her face as she greeted residents who stopped by to check on her, telling them she was fine and that their safety mattered most. The French government acknowledged it had not been prepared for the scale of chaos caused by rioters, which left civilians to defend their own businesses. The unrest struck Paris and prompted an official admission of insufficient readiness.