Danger on dark side of the 'City of Light'

Paris is one of the world's biggest tourist destinations. Millions of people want to follow in the footsteps of writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac and visit the "City of Light", cafes, romance, the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees.

In 2015, an estimated 2 million Chinese tourists visited France, and most would have passed through Paris. But following a spate of violent robberies, the Chinese embassy has warned visitors to exercise caution.

This month, a group of 40 Chinese tourists became the latest victims when they were attacked outside their hotel in the suburbs of Paris with tear gas and robbed by a group of assailants. Thefts are common in the center of Paris, but suburban hotels used by Chinese tour groups have been the targets of several large-scale robberies.