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- France's Interior Ministry said 71,500 people joined Thursday's student protests, including 24,500 in Paris.
- Police fired tear gas and a water cannon as clashes erupted at the Place de la Bastille rally.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced 3,000 substitute teachers for schools with critical shortages.
- Authorities reported 375 schools fully or partially closed since late September.
- More than 6,600 arrests have been made since late September.
