Strong Protests Continue in France

Photo courtesy of The Boston Globe

THE BOSTON GLOBE: PARIS -- French police arrested more than 100 demonstrators and hundreds of students went on strike at a Paris university as left-wing protests against president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy continued for a fourth night yesterday.

Some 300 to 400 demonstrators gathered on the Boulevard St - Michel in the Latin Quarter of Paris, ostensibly to protest against a march by far-right supporters.

Shouting slogans like "Sarko fascist! The people will have your hide!" and "Police everywhere, justice nowhere!", the demonstrators were cornered by hundreds of police close to the nearby Luxembourg Gardens.

A police officer at the scene said 118 arrests had been made by 9.30 p.m. Anti-Sarkozy protests escalate, students strike: 118 demonstrators arrested in Paris (more)

Mark Alexander