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- 1French firefighter set alight during youth riotsโYoung second and third-generation migrants film a French firefighter after setting him on fire during the ongoing school
Reports circulating on social media claim that young second and third-generation migrants set a French firefighter on fire during ongoing riots linked to school unrest, and filmed the injured man afterwards. The footage has drawn outrage and renewed debate over violence against emergency services in France. Details of the incident and the man's condition have not been confirmed by official sources.
- 2Thousands of French firefighters march on Paris demanding better payโ9,000 French firefighters MARCH on Paris, motorway BLOCKED. They demand more staff, equipment and higher salaries after
Around 9,000 French firefighters marched on Paris and blocked a motorway, demanding more staff, better equipment and higher salaries after a devastating fire season. The demonstration highlights growing anger over underfunding of fire services, with organisers arguing the government has failed to support crews who faced intense wildfires this summer.