France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after hundreds of thousands rally to demand more funding for education.Published On 7 Oct 20267 Oct 2026France has temporarily banned police from using stun grenades at student-led protests, the interior minister said, amid growing accusations of police brutality following several days of student demonstrations nationwide.The announcement on Wednesday came a day after hundreds of thousands of students and supporters marched across France to demand more funding for education and better conditions in high schools, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to convene an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and other key ministers to try to defuse the crisis.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Teenager loses hand in blast amid French school protest clasheslist 2 of 3France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests calledlist 3 of 3Schools ablaze as student protests spread across Franceend of listLecornu will make a public address later on Wednesday on the school protests as well as the country’s finances, his office said.Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told radio broadcaster RTL early on Wednesda...