French police deploy tear gas and non-lethal weapons as student protests escalate

French riot police reportedly used tear gas, and other non-lethal weapons, against protestors during clashes on Tuesday, drawing strong condemnation from legal unions amidst escalating student protests across France. France’s Prime Minister S�bastien Lecornu has condemned the violence, which has seen students and staff injured, and defended the “proportional” response of police and law enforcement. On 6 October, far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) made a call to act