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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: French Police Accused Over 'War-Like' Injuries To Teenagers In School Protests
Caption: French Police Accused Over 'War-Like' Injuries To Teenagers In School Protests. French police have been accused of causing "war-like" injuries to teenagers during nationwide school protests, with several officers now facing investigations. The demonstrations have entered their fourth week, with students blockading hundreds of schools over absent teachers and deteriorating buildings. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said police had opened internal investigations into 36 allegations of officer violence, including serious injuries to children. A 15-year-old boy lost his left hand and several fingers from his right hand after a police stun grenade exploded outside a school protest in Lens. Another boy, aged 14, suffered severe facial injuries and lost teeth after allegedly being hit at close range by a grenade launcher near a protest outside Paris. In Tours, a police officer was charged with aggravated battery after a 16-year-old allegedly lost the use of an eye following a shot from a rubber-bullet launcher. France has previously faced scrutiny over police weapons after protesters suffered serious injuries during the 2018-2019 Yellow Vest demonstrations. Nearly 6,800 under-18s have been taken into police custody since the school protests began, while lawyers have raised allegations of teenagers being hit, humiliated or verbally abused. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,France,school protests,Laurent Nuñez,French police,students,teenagers,police violence,Lens,Paris,youth protests,high schools,police custody,grenade launcher
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