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'Heavy police presence' as students set to march in Paris

A major march is set to depart from central Paris this afternoon as French students continue their protests classroom conditions. With previous protests marred by violence, France 24’s Claire Paccalin reports that there is already a heave police presence in central Paris as the marchers prepare to get underway.

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No, the national police didn't drop a dog off on high school students in Lille.

On the basis of a video circulating on social networks, the national police were accused of dropping a dog on the students who had organized on Tuesday the blockade of César Baggio high school in Lille. However, according to the journalists covering the event, the dog visible in the video did not belong to the police.

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Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests

Riot police clashed with high school ​students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding. The protest movement has forced the closure or disrupted education at more than 560 establishments.

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