Politics'We are effectively maiming young people': Expert questions France's response to student protests

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday after picking up a police grenade during nationwide school protests over funding and classroom conditions. Ariane Bogain, a senior lecturer in French politics at Northumbria University, said France faces a clear problem of violence and questioned its aggressive, repressive reliance on riot police.

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