As Los Angeles continued to reel under violent anti-immigration protests, another shocking video surfaced showing masked rioters looting a Zara store inside a local mall. The video, which quickly went viral on social media, showed a group of men—faces concealed with masks—storming into the fashion retailer and ransacking the showroom in a matter of minutes.
The footage shows masked rioters breaking into the showroom and fleeing with merchandise. Moneycontrol could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
Zara store gets looted in Los Angeles amid the ongoing riots against deportations.pic.twitter.com/PJSj7z33sI
Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 11, 2025
This comes a day after a viral video claimed to show masked looters ransacking an Apple store in Los Angeles.
Apple Store in Los Angeles got rapidly ransacked by the usual suspects during Monday nights insane anti-ICE riot.Mayor Karen Bass has absolutely no control of her constituents.Yet another epic failure by LAs worst ever mayor.pic.twitter.com/TkFNUb8tIV Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) June 10, 2025
Looting and vandalism in the second-biggest US city have marred the largely peaceful protests over ramped-up arrests by immigration authorities.
The demonstrations, which began Friday, and isolated acts of violence prompted Trump to take the extraordinary step of sending in troops, over the objection of the state governor.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the curfew -- meant to stop vandalism and looting -- was in effect within one square mile (2.5 square kilometers) of the city's more-than-500 square mile area from 8:00 pm and 6:00 am (0300 to 1300 GMT).
That zone was off-limits for everyone apart from residents, journalists and emergency services, she added.
Protests against immigration arrests by federal law enforcement have also sprung up in cities around the country, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Austin.
On Tuesday, in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven, dozens of demonstrators waved American and Mexican flags and held signs against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency that has ramped up arrests and deportations of migrants under Trump.
"You got people that are being arrested on the street by (immigration) agents that don't wear badges, wear masks... it makes me really angry," 26-year-old protester Brendon Terra told AFP.
Police arrested at least 25 people on suspicion of violating the curfew as of Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing an LAPD spokesperson.
At their largest, the protests have included a few thousand people taking to the streets, but smaller groups have used the cover of darkness to set fires, daub graffiti and smash windows.
Overnight Monday, 23 businesses were looted, police said, adding that more than 500 people had been arrested over recent days.
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