Louvre Blocked as France Grapples with Unrest
Students blocked the Louvre entrance as they protested police repression and backed a high school movement amid unrest that led to hundreds of arrests, AFP said.
- 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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(Updated with new details and statements) Paris, 19 Oct (EFE).- Access to the Louvre Museum was blocked on Monday by members of the Louvre School and other student groups, supported by trade unions, in support of the movement of high school students and to denounce the police repression of the protests, as he could see [...] The entrance Students block access to the Louvre in support of the protests of the institutes was first published in HolaN…
France unrest: Paris' Louvre Museum shut after student protesters block access
The Louvre Museum in Paris has closed its doors temporarily, responding to significant student protests over educational and public service issues. The demonstrations, which have escalated into a wider national movement, also target the rising living costs and decreasing quality in public services. This closure comes on the heels of a major security incident involving a robbery. No updates on the reopening date have been released yet.
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Novinky.czThe French demonstrations have now reached the Parisian Louvre museum, where the entrance has been blocked.
In front of the Louvre, students from French universities of art and culture demonstrate and block the entrance to the museum. The action encounters incomprehension among many tourists. They are "aggressive because they bought tickets," said a demonstrator.
The Louvre is temporarily closed as students protest outside the museum. “Dear visitors, due to a student social movement, the Museum is currently closed. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused,” the Museum informed via X. The update from the Louvre Museum Students gathered outside the Louvre to express their “support” for the movement of high school students and to denounce “the police repression,” AFP reported, citing the management an…
The entrance to the Louvre in Paris was blocked by students in support of the high school students' movement and in protest against "police repression." This prevented the museum from opening this morning.
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