French police detained 440 people, most of them minors, on Tuesday as high school blockades that began last week around Paris spread nationwide and, in several cities, gave way to clashes, arson and vandalism, officials said. [1] The unrest coincided with a nationwide public-sector strike, according to officials. [2]
Videos circulated on social media showed teachers and school staff being attacked, including a staff member at Stéphane Hessel High School who was assaulted while trying to extinguish a dumpster fire, and a chemistry teacher who was kicked and chased outside César Baggio high school in Lille. [1] Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told BFMTV that about two-thirds of those detained were placed in police custody, mainly on suspicion of property damage or assaulting officers. [3]
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