Hundreds of people, most of them minors, are detained in France after protests and blockades targeting high schools. The interior minister says more than 400 people are arrested across the country on Tuesday, following demonstrations that began last week.
The protests are linked to students’ grievances about school conditions and timetables, including large class sizes and shortages of teachers, as well as concerns about classrooms affected by this year’s heatwaves. One outlet reports that police custody covers about two thirds of those detained, though a final total is still being compiled.
Outlets describe similar events and figures, though they vary slightly in emphasis. BBC News focuses on the wider pattern of “fires and blockades” alongside arrests, while the Philippine outlet stresses the detention numbers and the role of police custody. Both accounts attribute the operation to the interior minister’s assessment and present the arrests as a response to the disruptions at schools.
Both sources agree that the protests spread across “hundreds of schools,” and that the majority of those detained are minors.
