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France halts use of stun grenades after boy’s hand blown off in student protests

France has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old’s hand was blown off earlier this week.

  • 15-year-old boy in Lens, France loses hand in stun grenade explosion.
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez suspends stun grenade use amid investigation.
  • Over 30,000 students disrupted as 24 schools damaged in student protests.

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