WorldPingThe step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.
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Student protests in France turn violent, leading to thousands of arrests, mostly of teens
Live: France suspends stun grenade use in school protests after 15-year-old loses hand
French police suspend use of stun grenades after high-school protester loses hand
France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests
France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests
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Read the full report at BBC NewsPrime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after thousands rally to demand more funding for education.
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WorldPingFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent demonstrations across the country.
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WorldPingThe French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police.
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Around 250,000 people protested funding cuts in France that have left public schools with leaks, rats and not enough desks. Aiden Stretch reports on the demonstrations that have turned violent.
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WorldPingThe French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation.
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WorldPingMinister says use of grenades has been stopped ‘until we know what happened’ as protests across France continue How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system?
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