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Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests

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- Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France
- Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
- Public workers in France strike over pay as student protests turn violent
- School protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest in France
- What’s behind France’s school protests?
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