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  "id": 12605084,
  "title": "Student protests in France, in pictures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/student-protests-in-france-in-pictures",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T10:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-07/student-protests-in-france-in-pictures.html"
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  "summary": "Student protests have been taking place across France, with demonstrations held to call for better school conditions, improvements to the education system, and more opportunities for youths. According to the BBC News, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday, with some cities seeing the deployment of tear gas and water cannon.\n\nThe protests have led to concerns about police use of force, particularly after a 15-year-old lost a hand earlier in the week when a stun grenade was fired. The interior ministry reported 488 arrests and 43 members of the security forces injured. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests until the facts of the incident in Lens have been clarified.\n\nThe disruption continued on Wednesday, with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is due to address the nation in an evening speech. According to RFI English, this is part of the government's drive to end the wave of student blockades that have closed high schools throughout the country.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "title": "‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own words",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T08:32:16.000Z"
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        "title": "What is the EF-SON stun grenade France has suspended after it mutilated a high schooler?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/what-is-the-ef-son-stun-grenade-france-has-suspended-after-it",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:00:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T10:04:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-halts-use-of-stun-grenades-after-boys-hand-blown-off-in",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:23:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "France halts use of stun grenades after boy’s hand blown off in student protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-halts-use-of-stun-grenades-after-boys-hand-blown-off-in-12612050",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:04:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "CNA Explains: What are the grievances driving the expanding school protests in France?",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T11:34:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "France suspends use of stun grenades against protesters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-suspends-use-of-stun-grenades-against-protesters",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "France suspends stun grenade use at student protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-suspends-stun-grenade-use-at-student-protests-12628141",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:28:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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