Young refugees take over Paris building in protest at treatment

Young people had been sleeping rough across city after being rejected as minors by French authorities

More than 180 homeless young refugees have taken over a disused nursery school building in the west of Paris to protest against the inhuman treatment of unaccompanied minors arriving in France from Africa.

Backed by three French charities, the young people who had been sleeping rough across Paris for months arrived overnight at the old school building, which has no running water or electricity, and slept under blankets.