French police arrest teen for flamethrower attack on woman in Marseille

French police arrested a 15-year-old for attacking a woman with a makeshift flamethrower during student protests in Marseille, causing first-degree facial burns. The incident occurred Friday amid nationwide demonstrations. The teenager, masked in the video, used an aerosol spray and lighter against the woman who confronted him over property damage. Education Minister Édouard Geffray called the movement "initially justified" but now "hostage to far-left groups." Over 5,000 people, mostly high school students, have been arrested since protests began. At least 500 of France's 3,700 high schools will remain fully or partially closed Monday due to ongoing unrest over education funding and staffing shortages.