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13/05/1968 Paris student riots peak, backed with one-day general strike

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Paris Riots (1968)

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Paris Uprising May 1968

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"All Power to the Imagination": Paris, May 1968: The Student Revolt

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Cleaning Up Streets - Paris (1968)

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The World Today With Tariq Ali - France In Revolt: 1968 vs 2018

The events were broadcast on radio as they occurred and the aftermath was shown on television the following day. Allegations were made that the police had participated in the riots through agents provocateurs who burned cars and threw Molotov cocktails.