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French teenager mutilated by crowd-control grenade, sparking anger
Original: Un ado de 15 ans mutilé par une "grenade de désencerclement", 15 ans! On connaît les dangers de cette arme depuis 15 ans
A 15-year-old boy has been mutilated by a 'sting-ball' crowd-control grenade in France, renewing criticism of the weapon's continued use by security forces. Commenters point out the dangers of these grenades have been known for years, yet successive governments have kept deploying them, with Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau (Nunez) reportedly defending the absence of new instructions on their use.
Why now: A serious injury to a minor by a police weapon whose dangers have long been documented has reignited public debate over crowd-control tactics in France.
Francegrenade de désencerclementBruno Retailleau
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