Mobilization of high school students: a police officer injured in the eye after a mortar shot in Reims

A police officer deployed in front of the Roosevelt high school in Reims was hit in the face by a mortar shot this Thursday, October 8, on the sidelines of the mobilization of high school students. Transported to the emergency room, the man suffered a minor eye injury.

A police officer was admitted to the emergency room this Thursday, October 8, after being hit in the face by a mortar shot in Reims. The events occurred in front of the Franklin Roosevelt comprehensive high school, where the agent had been deployed as part of the mobilization of high school students. It is not yet known whether the shot directly hit his face or whether it was a ricochet injury. In the process, a minor was arrested and then placed in police custody.

"The right to demonstrate is a fundamental right. The demands are understandable, but the violence is unacceptable", reacted the police union Unit 51 in a press release, stressing that "for a week, the Marne police officers, in reduced numbers, have been facing unprecedented violence".