French police launched an evacuation operation to clear the New Sorbonne University site as people continued blocking the venue in opposition to government reforms, the University said via its Twitter account.
No incidents occurred during the evacuation, which started early on Monday. According to the police, "several hundreds of empty bottles and materials aimed at creating incendiary devices, along with posters with slogans" were found at the site. Police reported the venue of Sorbonne Nouvelle has suffered certain damage.
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