Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and riot police
- A 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during unrest near a school in France, an official has said, as student protests continue across the country.
- The "very serious incident" happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch.
- "The student's life is not in danger," he said, adding that the teenager was transferred "very quickly" to a hospital in nearby.
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- A 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during unrest near a school in France, an official has said, as student protests continue across the country.
- The "very serious incident" happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch.
- "The student's life is not in danger," he said, adding that the teenager was transferred "very quickly" to a hospital in nearby.
Sources: BBC News