French police suspend use of stun grenades after high-school protester loses hand

Published October 7, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Minister says use of grenades has been stopped ‘until we know what happened’ as protests across France continue

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France is suspending the use of stun grenades by police at high-school demonstrations, the interior minister has said, amid mounting accusations of police brutality during a fortnight of protests marred by often violent clashes that have injured hundreds.

Details

Laurent Nuñez told RTL radio on Wednesday that he had ordered a temporary halt to the use of the grenades “in the context of the high-school students’ movement” after a 15-year-old lost a hand during a protest in Lens, northern Fance, on Monday.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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