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Story summary
- Interior ministry reported 1,949 arrests as student protests ignited school fires.
- Fires erupted at two Nantes high schools after a bin was set alight.
- Ministry said 1,027 lycées were affected, with blockades at 222.
- Public transport in Marseille and Strasbourg was halted over vandalism threats.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced over 400 schools will stay closed on Oct 2.