Student, 15, Has Hand Blown Off During French School Protests, Local Press Reports
Authorities opened an investigation after a 15-year-old lost his hand when a police grenade exploded during protests over school conditions.
- A 15-year-old student in France had their hand blown off after picking up a police stun grenade during mass school protests, local authorities said. Local prefect Francois-Xavier Lauch confirmed an investigation into the incident has been opened.
- Protests began in late September at a Paris suburb high school over teacher shortages before spreading nationwide. Nearly 500 schools now face complete or partial closures due to overcrowding, dilapidated facilities, and staffing gaps.
- Education minister Edouard Geffray Geffray reported that 24 schools have been burned or ransacked and 78 teaching staff have been injured since demonstrations began across France.
- Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told CNews on Monday that "our priority is to restore order" as officials manage the escalating unrest.
- According to French paper Voix du Nord, local prefect Francois-Xavier Lauch confirmed the investigation into the grenade incident as a nationwide day of demonstrations is scheduled for Tuesday.
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A 15-year-old student was seriously injured during a high school protest in Lens, France. His left hand was blown off in an explosion, and the French police inspectorate is investigating whether the injury was caused by a grenade used by riot police.
A Minor Loses a Hand During Protests that Have Forced the Closure of More than 400 Schools in France
The teenager reportedly tried to pick up a stun projectile thrown by the police in Lens, in the north of the country. More information: France convenes a crisis cabinet after the fire of an institute in Nantes during student protests
The serious incident causes a great shock, between cross accusations against police violence and the infiltration of "disturbers" from the extreme left.
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The high school student reportedly picked up a de-encirclement grenade launched by the CRS, according to a police union source. The "police police" was seized.
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