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Schools ablaze as student protests spread across France
Students have set fire to schools and clashed with police as protests spread across France…
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France rocked by protests as nearly 400 schools close amid student-police clashes
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France rocked by protests as nearly 400 schools close amid student-police clashes — full report at Times of India.
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- France rocked by protests as nearly 400 schools close amid student-police clashes — full report at Times of India.
- Reported by Times of India and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:49:08 UTC.
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