‘Accidents Happen’: French PM Defends Police After Teenagers Injured in Protests
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The law enforcement authorities "have no instructions to clash with the students," he assured in a speech tonight from his office the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, on the eve of a new day of mobilization of high school students to ask for more reso... (ANSA)
Talking about "political instructions for police repression" against high school protests is a "deceit," said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who spoke of "accidents." A lexical debate that strongly prompted the left of the National Assembly to react.
"In a democracy that works, there can be no room for tolerance of violence," the Prime Minister told the National Assembly.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reported that at least 215 teenagers and 85 school staff were injured in the clashes. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse groups in Paris, Strasbourg, Rennes and Toulouse, among other cities.
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