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260,000 Protesters Detained as France Student Protests Escalate
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- Greta Thunberg joined French student protests in Saint-Denis on Tuesday.
- Interior ministry said over 260,000 protesters gathered on Tuesday and 75,000 on Thursday.
- Authorities reported more than 6,800 detainees, mainly minors, during the protests.
- About 1,500 detainees face prosecution and 24 police-brutality allegations are under investigation.
- Over 200 teenagers, 100 staff and 700 police were injured; a protester lost a hand, prompting a stun-grenade ban.