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AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Teen loses fingers to grenade as French school riots leave more than 1,000 wounded

A 16-year-old French boy lost two fingers to a grenade during school riots that burned two dozen campuses, injured nearly 90 teachers, and left more than a thousand people wounded. The Sun reported that the boy was hurt outside Couffignal high school in Strasbourg earlier this morning and rushed to hospital in a state of […] The post Teen loses fingers to grenade as French school riots leave more than 1,000 wounded appeared first on American Almanac .

A 16-year-old French boy lost two fingers to a grenade during school riots that burned two dozen campuses, injured nearly 90 teachers, and left more than a thousand people wounded. The Sun reported that the boy was hurt outside Couffignal high school in Strasbourg earlier this morning and rushed to hospital in a state of absolute emergency. Police said two fingers were torn off “with his own mortar fire.” The account places the blast on the protester’s device. The unrest is over school conditions. It has already shut more than half the nation’s schools, put hundreds of officers in the casualty count, and pushed parents into the streets to pull their own children out of the chaos. Parents drag teens from the streets as arrests top…Open

What tactics were used by protesters in Paris and Marseilles during the school riots?
Protesters in Paris and Marseilles torched classrooms and pelted police officers with rocks and bottles. The clashes were also marked by the use of flares.
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How many teachers were injured during the riots, and what did the Education Minister state regarding the nature of these injuries?
A total of 89 teachers were injured during the riots. Education minister Édouard Geffray stated that many of these teachers were "deliberately targeted" by the protesters.
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What occurred in Lens, northern France, involving a 15-year-old pupil and police actions?
A 15-year-old pupil in Lens had his hand blown off and amputated after being hit by a stun grenade fired by police. Following this incident, the French government suspended the use of stun grenades, and the officer who fired the grenade was suspended while 18 other officers were placed under investigation for excessive violence.
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How many people have been wounded and arrested as a result of the unrest in France?
At least 1,065 people have been wounded, a figure that includes 761 police officers. Additionally, authorities have made 6,629 arrests since the crisis began, with a majority of those arrested being minors.
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What is the extent of the damage to the French school system following the recent riots?
Education minister Édouard Geffray reported that 24 schools were burned so severely they will not be able to reopen for several weeks. Furthermore, more than half of the nation's schools have been shut down during the crisis, with some counts reaching as high as 500 campuses.
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What specific injuries did a 16-year-old French boy suffer during the school riots in Strasbourg?
The 16-year-old boy lost two fingers after being caught in a blast outside Couffignal high school in Strasbourg. According to police reports, the injuries were caused by "his own mortar fire" from a device used by the protesters.
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