Student Protests Marked by Violence
About 300,000 high school students took to the streets of France, protesting school conditions in a second round of nationwide marches that were again marred by violence. Despite intensive efforts by student leaders to attract support, the protesters failed to build on the momentum of last week’s protests that drew half a million marchers. In Paris, helmeted riot police sprayed tear gas to disperse unruly gangs that shattered windows in a posh Left Bank neighborhood and set fire to a subway car, temporarily interrupting service on one line. Police said 85 people suffered minor injuries in Paris.
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