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Teenager loses hand in grenade accident during Lens protest
Original: A 15-year-old teenager was seriously injured and had his hand torn off on the morning of Monday, October 5, 2026, in Len
A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured and had his hand torn off on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais region of France, on the sidelines of high school student mobilizations. Reports say he tried to pick up a de-encirclement grenade, a crowd-control device used by French police, when it went off. The incident has drawn attention amid debates over police tactics at student protests.
Why now: A teenager was gravely injured by a police crowd-control grenade during high school protests, reigniting debate over the use of such weapons.
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