‘This is state violence’: Paris students rage at politicians and heavy-handed policing

The Guardian reports: Unprecedented protests that began in low-income suburb are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutality Europe live: latest updates from protests in France Before dawn on Tuesday outside the Lycée Sophie-Germain in central Paris, hundreds of teenagers dragged wheelie bins, metal barriers and shopping trolleys to build a barricade outside the front door of their secondary school.

This world story centres on France. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Paris, Europe and France Before.

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Location

France · Europe

Reported by

The Guardian

First reported

6 Oct 2026, 21:53 IST

Key names

Paris, Europe, France Before, Lycée Sophie-Germain

Section

World

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• The Guardian‘This is state violence’: Paris students rage at politicians and heavy-handed policing 6 Oct, 21:53

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