More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested on Tuesday as students staged school protests across France, according to the country’s interior minister. Fires and blockades were reported amid the demonstrations.
The protests involved students and affected schools in multiple parts of the country. The available information indicates that some demonstrations included the use of fires and the blocking of access, although further details about the incidents were not provided.
The interior minister said that more than 400 people had been arrested. Most of those detained were minors, according to the minister.
The arrests mark a significant escalation in the response to the school protests, but the information available does not specify the number of schools affected, the reasons for the demonstrations, or whether anyone was injured.
At this time, it is known that student protests took place across France on Tuesday and involved fires and blockades. More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested, according to the interior minister. Further details about the protests and the arrests have not been provided.
