France’s teens versus the riot police
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France’s teens versus the riot police

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202627 min
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Angelique Chrisafis on the pupils and students who are taking to the streets and closing down schools in France. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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