Louvre shuts down amid violent protests
Around 50 École du Louvre students led the blockade in solidarity with high school protesters and against police repression, as the museum stayed closed.
- Protesters blocked access to the historic Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday morning amid ongoing demonstrations across France.
- Mobilized students cut off the building expressing 'support' for the high school student movement and denouncing 'police repression,' according to AFP.
- Students held banners reading 'French public services are falling apart' in front of the glass pyramid, while protesters noted tourists were 'aggressive.'
- President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of interior minister Laurent on Monday, citing 'the necessity for continued leadership of law enforcement at this time.'
- A minibus crash at Eurotunnel left 19 people injured during the riots, prompting Macron to tell the nation the French people 'all feel anger and shame.
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Protestors in France Block Entrance to Louvre
French protesters blocked the entrance doors to the Louvre this morning, amid nationwide protests over the state of public schools and the rising cost of living. Saturday saw marches around the country, and law enforcement officials said that they made more than 2,400 arrests and cited incidents of property destruction and looting. Artnet shared an […]
Since the beginning of the morning, Monday, October 19, the Louvre has been closed to visitors, after it has been blocked by students who wish to express their support for the high school movement.
Parisians continue their militant struggles in the streets of the French capital, with students blocking the entrance to the Louvre museum in a show of solidarity. The post Paris, the city of light and fire – Students block the entrance to the Louvre appeared first on in.gr.
The young demonstrators improvised this movement to support that of angry high school students and denounce the "police repression" of 17 October.
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