'Apocalyptic scenes' as France school protests escalate
France 24's Olivia Bizot reports from the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, where she says protests over school conditions have left "apocalyptic" scenes in their wake.
The protest movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils block access to buildings and clash with police. Riot police clashed with high school โstudents in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding. The protest movement has forced the closure or disrupted education at more than 560 establishments.
French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure or disrupted education at more than 560 establishments showed no sign of abating. France 24โs Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look at why the students are protesting, and how the demonstrations spiraled into violence.
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