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

https://mins.news/en/item/87134

- France 24, 2026-10-05 20:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/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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