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“…iques, electronics outlets, supermarkets and other businesses across several French cities on Saturday as protests against the rising cost of living descended into widespread violence, with authorities reporting mass arrests, injured police officers and…”

“The protests originated last month at high schools in the poorer northern suburbs of Paris, where frustration over teacher shortages and deteriorating school facilities soon developed into a broader campaign against inequality, inadequate public spending and…”

“What began as a nationwide student movement over education funding and poor school conditions has escalated into clashes in the French capital.”

“The protests, which began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September, have spread across the country as students demand more funding for education.”

“Across Europe, a protest movement that began with French high-school students is increasingly finding echoes in neighbouring countries, as young people complain about overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, ageing school buildings, rising education costs…”

“The incident came as hundreds of French schools entered a second consecutive week of closures, a day ahead of a nationwide day of nationwide demonstrations.”