School Protest in Marseille Turns Violent, Students Locked Down
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There was trouble at a school in Marseille, France.
Students stayed inside the school. This is called a lockdown.
A large group of riot police came to the school. People call them CRS in France.
The head of the school said he had no control over the police anymore.
A police officer was hurt. Someone hit him with a hammer.
Another police chief was hurt too. Someone used a mortar firework against him.
Three people were hurt in total during the trouble.
The event was part of a bigger student movement in Marseille.
Vocabulary6 words
- lockdown
- staying inside a safe place; not allowed to leave
- riot police
- police who deal with big, dangerous crowds
- control
- power to manage or stop something
- hammer
- a tool for hitting things, made of metal and wood
- mortar firework
- a kind of firework that shoots into the air with a bang
- student movement
- a group of students acting together for a reason
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Answer key
1. In a school in Marseille 2. He had no control over the police 3. Three
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There was trouble at a _____ in Marseille, France.
Students stayed inside the school. This is called a _____.
A large group of _____ came to the school.
The head of the school said he had no _____ over the police anymore.
A police officer was hurt. Someone hit him with a _____.
Another police chief was hurt too. Someone used a _____ against him.
_____ people were hurt in total during the trouble.
The event was part of a bigger _____ in Marseille.
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