Blockade of high schools in Marseille: a fire truck set on fire and violence
Dozens of young people attacked a fire truck during a blockade in the northern neighborhoods. A firefighter was slightly injured.
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- A fire truck was looted and set on fire by young people during a blockade in front of a high school in the northern districts of Marseille, leaving one person lightly injured.
- The day was marked by tensions on the sidelines of the high school demonstrations.
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Why It Matters
France's second city is undergoing a high school protest movement which has inflamed the country for several days.
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Blockade of high schools: young people loot and burn a fire truck in Marseille
According to the Marseille firefighters battalion and videos transmitted to Le Figaro, dozens of young people who formed a blockade in front of a high school in the northern districts attacked a truck before setting it on fire. A firefighter employed on site was slightly injured.
Firefighters looted, principals and journalists attacked, metros stopped: day of chaos in Marseille, on the fringes of the high school blockades
STORY - France's second city, where more than 2,000 people demonstrated, suffered the full brunt of the high school protest movement which has inflamed the country for several days. Fires and attacks punctuated the day, while public transport was interrupted.
Open Questions
- What arrests will be made following this violence?
- What security measures will be taken for future blockades?
