What happened
A large crowd of thousands of student protesters gathered in Lille's Place de la République in northern France, demonstrating against under-investment in high schools.
The protests, which are ongoing across France, have seen a strong police presence, but no signs of trouble have been reported so far in Lille.
However, some protests in France over the past week have turned violent, with clashes between protesters and authorities.
A Europe correspondent reported from the scene in Lille, observing the large crowd and police presence.
