# ‘There are now thousands of people’: Student protests in Lille

https://mins.news/en/item/88239

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 15:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwzd650e2jqdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Thousands of student protesters have gathered at Lille’s Place de la République in northern France. Demonstrations continued across the country on Tuesday over what protesters call under-investment in high schools. Police were present nearby, but there were no signs of trouble at the scene, although some recent protests have turned violent.

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