France suspends stun grenades at student protests after teenager loses hand
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France has suspended police use of stun grenades at secondary-school student protests after a 15-year-old lost a hand during a demonstration in Lens, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Wednesday.
Nuñez said the suspension would remain in place until the circumstances of Monday’s incident near Auguste Béhal High School were clarified. Authorities said the teenager picked up an anti-encirclement grenade deployed by police before it exploded, while students alleged that an officer fired the grenade directly at him. The local prefecture said police had faced 200 to 250 students throwing stones and fireworks.
The police watchdog IGPN has opened 18 investigations into officers’ conduct during the demonstrations. Scrutiny had already intensified after a 14-year-old was struck in the face by a tear-gas grenade near Paris last week, losing several teeth. A police officer has been charged in that case.
The protests began over complaints including deteriorating school buildings and teacher shortages. They have since drawn parents, university students and unions. More than 500 schools remained fully or partly closed Wednesday after hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated nationwide Tuesday.
The Interior Ministry said 488 people were arrested and 43 security personnel were injured during Tuesday’s protests, most of which were peaceful despite sporadic clashes. President Emmanuel Macron held emergency talks with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and senior ministers Tuesday evening. Lecornu was due to address the country Wednesday about the protests and national finances.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story is broadly supported, but two protest-description details need to be narrowed to what the sources say. - "The protests began over complaints including deteriorating school buildings, teacher shortages and insufficient education funding.": The sources say protests began over complaints of deteriorating/dilapidated facilities and teacher shortages; they do not directly support insufficient education funding as an initial complaint in this phrasing. - "They have since drawn parents, university students and trade unions.": Sources say the demonstrations have spread to or been joined by parents, university students and unions; 'trade unions' specifically is narrower than the supported wording except for one CGT example.
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France suspends stun grenades at student protests after teenager loses hand
France has suspended police use of stun grenades at secondary-school student protests after a 15-year-old lost a hand during a demonstration in Lens, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Wednesday.
Nuñez said the suspension would remain in place until the circumstances of Monday’s incident near Auguste Béhal High School were clarified. Authorities said the teenager picked up an anti-encirclement grenade deployed by police before it exploded, while students alleged that an officer fired the grenade directly at him. The local prefecture said police had faced 200 to 250 students throwing stones and fireworks.
The police watchdog IGPN has opened 18 investigations into officers’ conduct during the demonstrations. Scrutiny had already intensified after a 14-year-old was struck in the face by a tear-gas grenade near Paris last week, losing several teeth. A police officer has been charged in that case.
The protests began over complaints including deteriorating school buildings,buildings and teacher shortages and insufficient education funding.shortages. They have since drawn parents, university students and trade unions. More than 500 schools remained fully or partly closed Wednesday after hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated nationwide Tuesday.
The Interior Ministry said 488 people were arrested and 43 security personnel were injured during Tuesday’s protests, most of which were peaceful despite sporadic clashes. President Emmanuel Macron held emergency talks with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and senior ministers Tuesday evening. Lecornu was due to address the country Wednesday about the protests and national finances.
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