Two Teachers Shot In French Protests: 'The Violence Is Escalating'

Two teachers have been shot during student protests that erupted in France on Monday morning.

The National Education system confirmed that a total of at least eight staff members were left injured, but highlighted that this figure did not include the principal of a middle school and the teacher injured by a shotgun blast in Aubagne.

"The violence is intensifying," the ministry added in a statement, confirming it was "particularly concentrated in the Créteil academy, as well as in Bordeaux and Lyon."

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