Violence Spreads as French School Blockades Enter Second Week
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 625 people were arrested and 83 police officers were injured as school blockades spread into violence.
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While questions have been raised over the role of law enforcement in escalating tensions, the French government decided on Thursday to take a taster stance. Several cases of teens being seriously insulted have been reported.
Violent protests by high school students are raging in France. So far, 83 police officers and 32 teachers and students have been injured in the violence. More than 100 arrests have been made. Authorities there have blamed far-left political groups for the violence. The reason for the violence and arson? Allegedly overcrowded classes, heavy workloads, poor-quality teaching materials and a shortage of teachers. They are demanding the employment of…
The French government has blamed the extreme left for the scenes of "urban violence" during the student protests and blockades of high schools this week,...
Around 100 high schools were damaged in student demonstrations and blockades in France, which in some places turned violent, instigated by rioters, according to authorities. Some regions also reported damage in the tens of millions of euros. The government blamed the unrest, which has seen hundreds of people arrested and hundreds of security forces injured, on the radical left.
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