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Moreover, the confrontations have frequently involved local police and riot control units, with projectiles such as Molotov cocktails, bricks, and stones being hurled at officers. Looting of small businesses has also occurred, devastating livelihoods unrelated to the protests' core issues. Small business owners, many of whom had nothing to do with the enforcement activities, expressed heartbreak over their destroyed property, adding a layer of community tragedy.