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Police halt stun grenades after teen loses eye

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC · How we work

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Police Halt Grenades

Police tear-gas and stun grenades caused a 15-year-old to lose a hand and a teen to lose an eye.
Police halted stun-grenade use after the hand-loss case and opened 24 brutality investigations.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray pledged 3,000 substitute teachers and a 1.4% budget rise to €90.9 billion.
Around 161,500 demonstrators marched nationwide, including 41,500 in Paris.
More than 6,800 protesters, mostly minors, have been detained and over 7,000 arrests recorded.

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Barrot Warns Interference

Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned that foreign actors are trying to influence France’s presidential election through protests.
Barrot singled out billionaire Elon Musk and Israeli firm BlackCore for spreading disinformation online.
He also accused Russia, China, Iran and the U.S. MAGA movement of exploiting the unrest.
President Emmanuel Macron’s administration has not yet disclosed any concrete steps to counter the alleged foreign interference.

History

Historical Context

In May 1968, student protests at Nanterre and the Sorbonne triggered a general strike that shut down work for about 10 million French workers, confronting President Charles de Gaulle’s Fifth Republic. The unrest occurred amid the post-war “Trente Glorieuses,” a boom that deepened social inequality. Today, Minister Édouard Geffray’s call for 3,000 substitute teachers revives those lingering grievances.

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Police Halt Grenades

Police tear-gas and stun grenades caused a 15-year-old to lose a hand and a teen to lose an eye.
Police halted stun-grenade use after the hand-loss case and opened 24 brutality investigations.
Education Minister Édouard Geffray pledged 3,000 substitute teachers and a 1.4% budget rise to €90.9 billion.
Around 161,500 demonstrators marched nationwide, including 41,500 in Paris.
More than 6,800 protesters, mostly minors, have been detained and over 7,000 arrests recorded.

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