Students join Yellow Vests protest as kiosk ignites on Paris' Place de la République
A group of medical students marched with Yellow Vests in Paris, where a kiosk caught fire and demonstrators shouted anti-police slogans.
Around 3 p.m. on Saturday, a crowd of students and Yellow Vests gathered at Place de la République. A kiosk erupted in flames, forcing the assembly to move to nearby streets. One student, Alicia, used a megaphone to chant “ACAB,” a slogan echoed by the crowd. Participants expressed frustration over what they described as police repression and long-standing anger. Another protester, Saba, voiced the sentiment that they were fed up with the situation.
Why it matters
The incident shows growing unrest among French youth, linking student activism with the broader Yellow Vests movement.
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