France is still facing anti-government street protests. The police on Monday used tear gas to disperse high school students who took to streets to protest government policies over persion reform plans.
The students refused to attend classes this morning and moved to streets around the schools. The police had to make use of tear gas to disperse the protesters who were already indulged in destroying public services. There are no reports yet of the details of the clashes or any casualties.
Last week, during similar clashes, the French police used a particular kind of anti-riot weapon against students which caused injuries in the eye of one of them. Following the incident, the police received orders to use the weapon only in necessary occasions.
Different sectors of French society including high school students embarked an open-ended strikes last week in protest to the government’s economic and social policies.
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