French quickly hoard pasta, toilet paper and ink for lockdown | Abroad

A market in Bas-en-Basset, one of the hardest hit leaks in France.

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PARIS – The new lockdown in France starts at midnight and the French rushed to make last purchases on Thursday. That caused crowds in the stores. Pasta and toilet paper were popular groceries, as were ink for printers and electronics for working at home.

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