Tens of thousands of people have joined marches across France in support of striking high school students, bolstering a movement that poses a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term enters its final phase.
According to the French Interior Ministry, about 161,500 people took part in Tuesday's marches, more than double the 71,500 the ministry reported at nationwide protests last Thursday.
Unions that helped organize the marches estimated total turnout across the country at 480,000.
Although most of Tuesday's demonstrations passed off peacefully, violence broke out on the margins of one of two marches in Paris, where the Interior Ministry said 41,500 people took part.
According to police, thousands also marched in the cities of Nantes, Lyon, Lens, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Marseille.
The student movement began last month, when pupils blocked the entrances to several schools to demand better classroom conditions.
What many see as a heavy-handed police response to students prompted more people to join Tuesday's protests.
Police have opened investigations into 34 allegations of violence against demonstrators.
France's Education Ministry said about 147 teaching staff were injured during the protests.
On Monday, President Macron urged protesters to show restraint, saying the issues "deserve time, consultation, discussion and respect."
