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The Economic Times
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France protests: Police charge students at Sciences Po, knock man down as 1,314 arrested nationwide | Watch

French riot police charged into a group of protesters at Sciences Po Paris, pushing demonstrators against a railing and knocking a man carrying a megaphone to the ground, as unrest over the rising cost of living and conditions in the education system continued across the country.

Footage from the Paris institution showed officers advancing towards the crowd and using batons as protesters backed away. Some demonstrators were pushed against a railing during the intervention, while a man holding a megaphone was knocked to the ground as police moved into the group.

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