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Paris student protests: police disperse demonstrators at Bastille

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Student protests are continuing in Paris. On Thursday afternoon, demonstrators gathered at Place de la Bastille, a symbolic site of the French Revolution. The rally began calmly, but police later broke it up using force.

“This is only the beginning,” the protesters say.

Source: seznamzpravy.cz

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