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Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France

French police fire tear gas at school protesters as officer is charged over student hit by projectile.

The French government has denied it ordered police repression against students, after hundreds of young people were injured in nationwide protests. The Interior Ministry said more than a quarter of a million people took part today.

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(Riot police run past garbage bins and object set on fire amid clashes with protesters during a demonstration by high school and university students. October 6. Credit: Reuters)

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