# Riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally for school funding in France

https://mins.news/en/video/88478

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-06 17:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXtKQ_MMmAI

> More than 250,000 people rallied in France on Tuesday to demand increased education funding, while tens of thousands marched in cities nationwide in support of student protests. The demonstrations have intensified pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, and riot police fired tear gas.

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