Student, 15, Has Hand Blown Off During French School Protests, Local Press Reports
- 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 had his hand blown off during a protest against dilapidated schools in France on Monday.
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NettavisenHundreds of French schools were closed on Monday due to student demonstrations. In the city of Lens, a student went missing when he tried to pick up a stun grenade.
A schoolboy in the French commune of Lance suffered a severe hand injury due to the detonation of a police grenade during a demonstration, the incident occurred in northern France in front of the community of Lance in front of the Ogust Beal lyceum during the school demonstration. The police used a rubber grenade to disperse the crowd. One of the students picked up a grenade and it exploded in his hand, wrote BFMTV. The prefect of the department…
France school protests: 15-year-old student loses hand after picking up police stun grenade
Protests in France have intensified due to teacher shortages, resulting in widespread school closures and clashes. A 15-year-old student lost his hand after handling a police stun grenade, prompting a government investigation. Police reported numerous arrests and significant property damage since the protests began last week. Student unions continue to organise demonstrations despite concerns over escalating violence.
An investigation into the incident has been launched.
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