Event Brief
France detains 600+ amid escalating student protests
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM ET
Summary: French security forces detained over 600 people as student protests at high schools intensified in parts of the country. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said violent clashes and arson attacks left dozens of security personnel wounded, with 83 police and gendarmes and 32 teachers and pupils injured across 356 schools.
WHO: French security forces; Interior Minister Laurent Nunez
WHAT: Over 600 people were detained during intensified student protests at high schools, alongside violent clashes and arson attacks.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026
WHERE: France
WHY: No further detail was reported.
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