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French police fire tear gas at huge school funding rallies
Original: French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding
More than 250,000 people rallied across France to demand increased funding for schools, and riot police fired tear gas to disperse parts of the demonstrations. The nationwide protests drew students, parents and education workers, with reports of confrontations between police and demonstrators in several cities as the movement over education budgets gathered momentum.
Why now: Large-scale protests over school funding turned tense with tear gas deployments, drawing national and international attention.
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- French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding · AP News
- French Riot Police Fire Tear Gas as More Than 250,000 Rally Nationwide for School Funding · U.S. News & World Report
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