STUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE IN PARIS, STRASBOURG AND LYON

PARIS, OCTOBER 6 /SRNA/ - French high school students clashed with police in the cities of Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon on Tuesday, the BFMTV broadcaster reported.

The report says that protesters in Strasbourg threw objects at police officers, while people dressed in black tried to build barricades out of trash cans, prompting police to use force.

In Paris, officers reportedly fired tear gas at the crowd.

Schoolchildren and students demonstrated across France following a call by trade unions, affecting 1,800 high schools.