# Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France

https://mins.news/en/item/88714

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 21:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwm26078pkepo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Hundreds of thousands have joined protests across France led by high-school pupils, with parents, university students and unions also taking part. Teenagers in Paris demanded more resources for schools and what they called less police repression. Officers clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille, and water cannon in Rennes, though serious disorder was limited.

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