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José Gutierrez

France's Student Uprising Is Being Hijacked — and an Intelligence Report Names Who Is Doing It

Protestors stand in front of a fire in Faubourg du Temple street as clashes erupted at Place de la Republique following an unauthorised demonstration, central Paris, on October 18, 2026 a day after nationwide protests against the "high cost of living". France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 1,200 people were arrested in protests across the country on October 17, and 150 police were hurt as clashes between police and protesters, massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France as nationwide marches against soaring inflation degenerated into street violence of "extreme intensity". (Credit: Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP via Getty Images)

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