Hundreds of French schools shut, teen loses hand in protests

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Authorities in France kept as many as 500 schools closed following student protests the previous week. A teenage boy lost a hand, apparently while trying to pick up a police tear-gas grenade.

The student protests that rocked France last week have prompted authorities to keep up to 500 schools closed on Monday. A teenage boy lost his hand, seemingly while trying to pick up a police tear gas grenade.