Police and high school students clash across France in protests over underfunded education
- Paris — Students fought running battles with police and several schools were ablaze Friday as violence gripped France with no end in sight to protests that have rocked the country.
- More than 400 schools remained closed on Friday as authorities scrambled to calm tensions after days of demonstrations that have seen hundreds of teenagers taken into custody.
- Young people in Strasbourg, eastern France, were building barricades in tear gas-clouded streets, while more peaceful protests were underway in Lyon and other cities Friday.
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- Paris — Students fought running battles with police and several schools were ablaze Friday as violence gripped France with no end in sight to protests that have rocked the country.
- More than 400 schools remained closed on Friday as authorities scrambled to calm tensions after days of demonstrations that have seen hundreds of teenagers taken into custody.
- Young people in Strasbourg, eastern France, were building barricades in tear gas-clouded streets, while more peaceful protests were underway in Lyon and other cities Friday.
Sources: CNN