WATCH: Riot police fire tear gas and confront protesters in France as nationwide demonstrations escalate, prompting authorities to deploy 70,000 police officers

WATCH: Riot police fire tear gas and confront protesters in France as nationwide demonstrations escalate, prompting authorities to deploy 70,000 police officers across the country. The Eiffel Tower is closed in Paris, a high school near Toulouse has been set on fire, and clashes between protesters …