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French prosecutors have opened an attempted murder investigation after incendiary devices were thrown at gendarmes and police in Paris during Saturday protests. One officer suffered burns. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the attack an attempted murder. Police reported more than 770 arrests nationwide; no one had been arrested for the filmed attack.
France opens attempted murder inquiry after petrol bomb hits riot police ↗French prosecutors opened an attempted murder investigation after an incendiary device was thrown at gendarmes in Paris; more than 770 arrests were reported nationwide.
Education minister Édouard Geffray announced a €4bn repair loan, class-size caps, extra posts and a Parcoursup overhaul after weeks of high-school blockades.
Interior ministry says 410,000 protested and nearly 1,000 were arrested; unions put turnout at 800,000 as clashes followed marches in Paris and other cities.
