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French student protests: arrests top 6,100 as schools stay shut
Police have fired tear gas as clashes with riot police escalate across France, where schools have closed and cars have burned; the students are not going home.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “Greta Thunberg joins massive French student protests as cars burn, police fire tear gas”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:45 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Greta Thunberg, French.
- BBN covered this story before: Thunberg says French students are being robbed; Renoir thieves… (October 13).
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn France tonight, more than six thousand one hundred arrests have now been reported as student protests spread, with widespread school closures and cars burning.
Also on air
The story so far
- Greta Thunberg joins students protesting in Paris · The Guardian
- Thunberg says French students are being robbed; Renoir thieves… · Al Jazeera
- French student protests: arrests top 6,100 as schools stay shut (this story)
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