Footage circulating on French social media show crowds of teenagers clashing with police during a high school protest in the north of Paris.
Videos show crowds of young people attempting to overturn a police car as well as torching barricades around their school. Teachers and students have been protesting against France’s decisions to keep schools open despite plunging the rest of the country into a lockdown.
Teens hurled rocks at police and a fireman was reportedly injured in the clashes, according to local media.
Révolte lycéenne à #Compiegne
La colère ne faiblit pas dans les #lycées face au mutisme du gouvernement sur la crise actuelle.
A Compiègne ce lundi, des barricades en feu devant le lycée Mireille Grenet, où une voiture de police a été fortement secouée.pic.twitter.com/I7Iq4XAE4e— Cerveaux non disponibles (@CerveauxNon) November 9, 2020
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