# French high-school disruption intensifies with fires and clashes

https://mins.news/en/item/82603

- CNN, 2026-10-01 22:28 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/europe/france-protests-high-schools-violence-intl?Date=20261001&Profile=CNN

> A disruption in France that had lasted nearly a week grew more intense on Wednesday and Thursday, when secondary-school pupils lit fires and confronted police.

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