https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/more-than-400-detained-as-france-student-protests-escalateContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/more-than-400-detained-as-france-student-protests-escalatehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/more-than-400-detained-as-france-student-protests-escalate#u93963Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:11 +0000Police clashed with French students blockading high schools across the country, resulting in over 400 detentions primarily of minors on Tuesday. Demonstrators threw objects and set fires outside school buildings to demand better resources, smaller class sizes, and more teacher hirings. The escalating youth protests coincided with a wider public sector workers strike over pay ahead of the national budget. French Prime Minister Lecornu warned against the escalation of the school demonstrations, while the interior minister reported the mass arrests as the standoff turned increasingly violent.Why