France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week

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• Protest: Clashes erupt in paris student protestProtestsFrance8 October 2026, 09:45 UTC
• Protest: Frances student protests spread nationwide as school grievances give way to violenceProtestsFrance8 October 2026, 07:30 UTC
• Protest: France year old baby in stroller shot with firework mortar during paris student riotsProtestsFrance8 October 2026, 03:15 UTC
• Protest: Highlight french pm denies police ordered to confront student protestersProtestsFrance8 October 2026, 00:00 UTC
• Protest: Massive protests sweep france over school conditions as trump blames immigrationProtestsFrance7 October 2026, 20:45 UTC
• Protest: France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests eceProtestsFrance7 October 2026, 17:00 UTC
• Protest: France school protests escalate thousands students demand better conditionsProtestsFrance7 October 2026, 17:00 UTC
• Protest: Trump blames islam and mass migration for france protestsProtestsFrance7 October 2026, 09:30 UTC

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