New day of protests planned in France after general strike

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Students and workers plan new marches Saturday after nationwide general strike

Students and workers plan to march again on Saturday, two days after a general strike and large demonstrations across France. On Friday, lawyers for people wounded in protests said they will sue the interior minister over alleged police brutality. The government plans an extra €4 billion for education, though rising public debt and higher interest costs limit its fiscal room, according to the report.

• Police fired tear gas and charged protesters in Lyon on Thursday during strike rallies, as a public workers' strike took place across the country.
• Lawyers for the wounded allege police brutality, including what they call mutilations, and say they will sue the interior minister.
• Protests that began over school conditions and teacher shortages have widened to living costs, housing and public services, and are now reported in several European countries.
• Unions had called a national strike expected to include hospital, air traffic control, post office, teaching and rail staff, with more than 220 demonstrations expected.