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One-year-old baby struck by fireworks in violent student protests raging across France

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In Santi-Cyr-l’Ecole near Versailles, a one-year-old child was injured by a firework while near a school during student protests in France, prompting hospital treatment for tinnitus. The unrest has escalated with reports of at least 30,000 students affected as 24 schools were severely damaged or shut down due to vandalism and fires. Meanwhile, another incident involved a teacher being doused with gasoline by a protester, highlighting the increasing violence in protests that started over educational funding issues but have expanded into broader anti-government demonstrations across France.

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A one-year-old infant was hospitalized after being hit by a firework while in a pram during student protests near Versailles, outside Paris. The incident occurred near a blockaded school in Santi-Cyr-l’Ecole and resulted in the arrest of a high school student involved in the protest. At least 215 teenagers and 85 school staff were injured in clashes across France, according to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who described it as "the heaviest toll in decades paid by the school system." More than 700 police officers were also injured, while half of the country’s 3,700 high schools were shut or partially closed. Protest organizers estimated that at least 450,000 people participated in marches nationwide on Tuesday, though official figures put the number closer to 260,000. The demonstrations started as an appeal for better conditions but have escalated into violent unrest, with 24 schools being set ablaze or vandalized, impacting at least 30,000 students.

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The one-year-old was near a school in Santi-Cyr-l’Ecole, in the outskirts of Versailles, when a firework slammed into its stroller, police said. asserted

police → slam → stroller

The child was rushed to the hospital and treated for tinnitus, while a high school student taking part in the protests that have rocked France arrested, France’s RMC radio reported. asserted

radio → rush → France

The incident was the latest instance of civilians being caught in the crosshairs of the raging unrest, with another 16-year-old student cuffed after he allegedly doused a science teacher with gasoline in La Cioat. uncertain

he → catch → Cioat

Footage of the horrific Friday incident shows an inferno blazing in the street near La Méditerranée high school — after three people set fire to a tree outside the school’s gate. asserted

people → show → gate

The teacher is seen trying to chase away the students before one of them throws a bucket of gasoline at him just a few feet away from the blaze. asserted

one → see → blaze

When the teacher tries to back away from the flames, the student can be seen running up behind him and kicking the man before taking off. asserted

student → try → man

Education Minister Édouard Geffray told French lawmakers on Wednesday that 24 schools had been set ablaze or vandalized to such an extent that they would be shut for several weeks, impacting at least 30,000 students. asserted

they → tell → students

At least 2,000 schools were blockaded or closed Wednesday, according to France’s students’ union, in what has become the largest day of the current protests to date. uncertain

what → blockade → date

The unrest, which originated as a call to address poor conditions in France’s underfunded school system, has swelled into riots in some of the most explosive protests the country has seen in decades. asserted

country → originate → decades

Tensions grew even higher this week after a 15-year-old’s hand was blown off on Monday by a police stun grenade, sparking outrage at the government’s crackdown on protestors. asserted

hand → grow → protestors

Protesters squared off against police officers at the Place de la Nation in Paris, while chanting, “We are all anti-fascists” and waving “ACAB” signs slamming law enforcement. asserted

We → square → enforcement

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Report → start → news

“Everyone hates the police,” was also chanted, with one banner in Paris reading, “A state that gasses high school students is a weak state.” asserted

that → hat → students

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu slammed the criticism against police, pointing out the heavy-handed response targeted the violent civil unrest that has overwhelmed the streets. “What triggers police action is the occurrence of urban violence,” Lecornu said in a statement. asserted

Lecornu → slam → statement

One-year-old baby struck by fireworks in violent student protests raging across France

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