Severe injuries at French student protests draw scrutiny to police tactics
- Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a police officer last week during student protests in France, his parents and family lawyer said.
- Read moreFrench students vow to keep up protests as UN voices 'concern' over violence The teenager had been sitting on a wall looking at his phone metres away from the protest in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone, the lawyer said.
- An officer approached him and struck him with a baton, prompting Eden to respond with a kick, according to the local prosecutor.
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- Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a police officer last week during student protests in France, his parents and family lawyer said.
- Read moreFrench students vow to keep up protests as UN voices 'concern' over violence The teenager had been sitting on a wall looking at his phone metres away from the protest in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone, the lawyer said.
- An officer approached him and struck him with a baton, prompting Eden to respond with a kick, according to the local prosecutor.
Sources: France 24