France Suspends Stun Grenade Use at Student Protests Ahead of PM Speech
The interior minister said 18 internal investigations are open after a 15-year-old lost a hand and protests spread to schools nationwide.
- On Wednesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced the suspension of stun grenades for high school protests, telling RTL he is suspending their use "for the high school students' movement" pending further investigation.
- More than 250,000 people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better high school conditions, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to hold an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to address the crisis.
- Following a Monday incident in Lens where a 15-year-old boy lost his hand to a grenade, 18 internal police probes have been launched over brutality allegations. More than 6,500 people, mostly minors, have been arrested during the demonstrations.
- Many high schools across France will remain closed for the rest of the week as student leaders plan 'act four' of the protests on Thursday. Classes are suspended at around 500 of the country's roughly 2,500 lycées.
- Lecornu, who rejected accusations of government-ordered "police repression," will address the public Wednesday on school protests and national finances. The government is calling for days of "internal democracy" between staff and students to resolve the unrest.
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Having been in the ranks of the security forces for a year, the use of the machine, manufactured by the French company Alsetex, the historical partner of the Ministry of the Interior, was suspended as a conservatory after a 15-year-old high school student had his hand ripped off from Lens.
The minister made this decision on Wednesday, when the investigation established the circumstances of the young man's injury. The opposition calls for a total ban on these weapons during the demonstrationsThe use of deafening grenades is suspended "for the high school movement", announced on Wednesday, Laurent Nuñez after in particular that a 15-year-old protestor had his hand torn from Lens. "I suspend their use for the high school movement as …
After numerous serious injuries to young people during police operations during the student protests, the government suspended the use of shock grenades. This applies initially only to the student protests, "to clarify exactly what happened," said Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Wednesday to the broadcaster RTL. A 15-year-old boy from the north-French Lens had been torn off by such a grenade on Monday. It was unclear above all whether the boy…
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France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech
PARIS: France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday (Oct 7), as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes viole
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