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France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests
PARIS: The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police. Rights groups, students and some political opponents have accused the French police of using disproportionate force during a more than two-week-old wave of student protests that has exposed deep-seated public anger ahead of elections next year. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he had ordered the stun grenade suspension until there was more clarity around the events that took place in the nort...
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