Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France
Protesters in France marched through Paris to demand increased funding for schools and a reduction in police intervention. Clashes occurred between demonstrators and riot police, involving the use of tear gas and water cannons.
Why it matters
Civil unrest regarding education funding and police conduct reflects ongoing social tensions in France.
Crowds of teenagers marched from the Place de la République in Paris, calling for more resources for schools, and what they called less repression from police.
Police clashed with demonstrators in Lyon, used tear gas in Paris and Marseille and water cannon in Rennes, but there was little of the serious trouble that marred previous protests.
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from Lille.
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