France gripped by student protests, fires and hundreds of arrests
The government is struggling to contain its worst crisis in months after being caught off guard by widespread demonstrations, according to the Guardian.
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France is facing its worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by a wave of student protests that have shut down schools across the country, according to a report from the Guardian.
In Paris, pupils blocked school entrances using barricades made of items such as wheelie bins, with one 17-year-old student at the Lycée Voltaire describing being on the frontline of a blockade that cancelled lessons for the day.
Students quoted in the report said they hoped the demonstrations would grow into a larger youth protest movement, with some saying they would rather protest than continue learning in what they described as poor conditions.
The unrest has reportedly involved fires and led to hundreds of arrests nationwide, though the report did not specify the exact causes behind the scale of the protests or the government's planned response.
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- Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests — The Guardian — World
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