PARIS (AP) — Paris braced for a fresh march by students and workers over school funding and soaring living costs Saturday, one week after violent unrest left shops looted and cars burned. The new march was restricted to the city’s southeastern edge, away from the center, as police deployed in force across France.Scenes of looting, burned-out cars and attacks on public buildings left the impression that the government had lost control, as groups of masked vandals targeted businesses in Paris and other city centers.Police imposed the new route Friday between Porte d’Italie and Porte de Vincennes, replacing the planned march from Bastille to Nation.The movement began last month over staff shortages at one high school southeast of Paris. It now reaches well beyond the classroom. Students want more teachers, better school buildings and more university places. Unions are demanding higher wages and pensions to help people meet the cost of...
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France deploys thousands of police as Paris march is restricted to city’s edge
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