# Teenager's hand blown off during France school protest clash

https://mins.news/en/item/86408

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 12:29 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9zrdmxp4vy6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A 15-year-old boy lost a hand during a confrontation between police and demonstrators near the Auguste Béhal high school in Lens, northern France. The prefect said his life was not in danger. The police watchdog IGPN will investigate, amid nationwide student protests that partly or fully closed about 500 schools.

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