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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…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
School protests send shivers down French government's spine
WorldPingWhat happened
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
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- Reported by BBC News and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:43:02 UTC.
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