PoliticsFrance halts stun grenades at student protests after boy loses hand

France has suspended the use of stun grenades at student protests after a 15-year-old lost his hand in an incident in Lens. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez ordered the pause pending clarification of conflicting accounts, while groups accused police of using disproportionate force against teenagers. Protests continued nationwide, with hundreds of schools disrupted and investigations under way.

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