Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests spread and grow across France
- Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions.
- Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.
- Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.
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- Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions.
- Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.
- Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.
Sources: BBC News