A Paris school has been taken over by migrants

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The 150 migrants have taken over the building of Jean-Jaures school since Friday as they seek shelter, electricity, gas and water.

Authorities have labelled the takeover of the school in Paris's 19th quarter a "savage occupation".

The chief constable of the area, Jean-François Carenco, has said: "In this country, it is the law that speaks and not force.

“They are attacking a building that is not empty but is having work done to it.