Hundreds Detained as French School Protests Escalate
More than 600 people were detained as clashes and arson at high schools injured 83 police officers and gendarmes, officials said.
- On Wednesday, French security forces detained 625 people as high school blockades and violent clashes escalated across France, affecting 356 schools nationwide, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.
- Since last week, students aged 15 to 18 have staged protests over teacher shortages, class sizes, and overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves, citing deteriorating school conditions.
- Violence during Wednesday's protests left 83 police officers and gendarmes wounded, alongside 32 teachers and pupils injured; Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported 119 total injuries since unrest began.
- Speaking from Madrid, President Emmanuel Macron slammed politicians he accused of "legitimising violence," while Interior Minister Nunez alleged "individuals acting as agitators" moved between schools to incite students.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu denounced LFI presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon for calling the response a "crackdown" with "obvious racist undertones," labeling the accusation "an insult.
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Student protests in France have escalated, with 625 people detained and at least 83 police and gendarmes injured on Wednesday alone. The protests, which began last week in the Île-de-France region around Paris, have now spread to other cities across the country. Students have blocked the entrances to high schools, and in some cases the protests have degenerated into clashes with security forces. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 625 people ha…
Started from high school, the demonstrations denounce the lack of teachers, the overcrowded classes, the degraded buildings. There were clashes with the police. Tensions between the government and the radical left
In France, protests organized by high school students demanding improved educational conditions, some of which turned violent, reportedly left 202 people injured, including students, educators, and security forces.
French lycée protests escalate as 625 detained amid student anger over timetables, teacher shortage
PARIS, Oct 1 — French security forces on Wednesday detained over 600 people while dozens of police and gendarmes were wounded as protests that have seen blockades of high schools...
French security forces arrested more than 600 people on Wednesday and dozens of police and gendarmes were injured during student protests that were marked by school blockades and violent clashes, the interior minister said.
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