France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests

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France has temporarily banned police from using stun grenades at student protests following accusations of brutality. The announcement came after hundreds of thousands of students marched nationwide demanding more education funding and better conditions. A 15-year-old lost a hand and a 14-year-old student lost teeth in separate incidents involving police projectiles. The Interior Minister stated he suspended the use of stun grenades, and 18 internal investigations into alleged police misconduct are underway. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is scheduled to address the protests and the country's finances. The government claims the protests have been infiltrated by outsiders, leading to urban violence, with over 6,100 arrests, mostly minors, since the demonstrations began last month.

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6,100 people have been arrested since the protests began last month, the overwhelming majority of them minors.

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Police have opened 18 internal investigations into allegations of misconduct since the protests began.

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A 14-year-old student was hit in the face by a tear gas grenade and lost several teeth.

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A 15-year-old lost a hand in Lens on Monday after police fired a stun grenade.

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France has temporarily banned police from using stun grenades at student-led protests.

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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after hundreds of thousands rally to demand more funding for education.France has temporarily banned police from using stun grenades at student-led protests, the interior minister said, amid growing accusations of police brutality following several days of student demonstrations nationwide.The announcement on Wednesday came a day after hundreds of thousands of students and supporters marched across France to demand more funding for education and better conditions in high schools, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to convene an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and other key ministers to try to defuse the crisis.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Teenager loses hand in blast amid French school protest clasheslist 2 of 3France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests calledlist 3 of 3Schools ablaze as student protests spread across Franceend of listLecornu will make a public address later on Wednesday on the school protests as well as the country’s finances, his office said.Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told radio broadcaster RTL early on Wednesday that he had suspended police use of stun grenades at the protests.A 15-year-old lost a hand in the northern city of Lens on Monday after police fired a stun grenade.Earlier, a 14-year-old student was hit in the face by a tear gas grenade at such close range that he lost several teeth. A policeman was charged on Tuesday over the incident in the capital, Paris.Police have opened 18 internal investigations into allegations of misconduct since the protests began, Nunez said.Rights groups, students and parents’ groups have accused authorities of using disproportionate force against minors. The government says the protest movement has been hijacked by outsiders and morphed into urban violence.The Ministry of the Interior said 6,100 people have been arrested since the protests began last month, the overwhelming majority of them minors.

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