France Student Protests: Over 5,000 Arrests Since Monday

French authorities have arrested more than 5,000 people since Monday amid nationwide student protests, with 1,747 arrests occurring on Friday alone, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The protests have affected 735 of France's 3,700 schools, with Nuñez reporting riots near 158 institutions involving projectiles and attacks on police, teachers, journalists, and passersby. The government's figures highlight the scale of unrest, which has spread across the country, though the specific demands or triggers of the student movement were not detailed in the report.