In France, more than 6.6 thousand high school students have been detained since the start of the protests

More than 6,600 people have been detained in France since the protests began.

During the protests, 761 police officers and gendarmes, 215 students and 89 school staff were injured.

Schoolchildren's protests grew into large-scale protests with the participation of students, teachers and parents.

PARIS, Oct 7 - RIA Novosti. More than 6,600 people have been detained in France since the start of high school student protests at the end of September, the country's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday.

"As of yesterday evening, 6,629 arrests had been made. I would also like to say that 761 policemen and gendarmes, 215 students and 89 school staff were injured," he said at a hearing in parliament.

School protests in France have grown into large-scale demonstrations, accompanied by blocking of educational institutions, clashes with police, arson and the use of tear gas by law enforcement officers. According to the French Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 260 thousand people took part in the protests on Tuesday alone; the organizers estimated the number of participants at 450 thousand.