French police respond to student protests with tear gas Tens of thousands of French students and protesters continued their protest rallies on Thursday, and police used tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse them. According to IRNA, citing France 24, French officials announced that 71,500 people participated in Thursday's protests across the country. The number of demonstrators in Paris alone is estimated at more than 24,000.

French police respond to student protests with tear gas Tens of thousands of French students and protesters continued their protest rallies on Thursday, and police used tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse them. According to IRNA, citing France 24, French officials announced that 71,500 people participated in Thursday's protests across the country. The number of demonstrators in Paris alone is estimated at more than 24,000.

Irna Jahan