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  "id": 12658937,
  "title": "France halts use of stun grenades in policing of student protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-halts-use-of-stun-grenades-in-policing-of-student-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:37:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370096/france-halts-use-stun-grenades-policing-student-protests"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police brutality. Protests showed no sign of easing, with more than 500 schools closed a day after demonstrations swept across the country, and unions representing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Watch: France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/watch-france-halts-use-of-stun-grenades-after-boys-hand-blown-off-in",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:19:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "France suspends the use of stun grenades after student protester loses hand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-suspends-the-use-of-stun-grenades-after-student-protester",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:05:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}