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Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

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In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.S1
  • Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police response has reignited calls to scrap rubber bullets and launcher-fired riot-co...S2
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Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister…

1w France 24

Severe injuries at French student protests draw scrutiny to police tactics

Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police…

Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

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The brief

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.S1
  • Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police response has reignited calls to scrap rubber bullets and launcher-fired riot-co...S2
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S1 Jpost 1 report · EN
S2 France 24Lead 1 report · EN