
The Minister of the Interior indicated that this equipment could be used in the event of serious violence during rallies of “yellow vests” and farmers.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced the authorization of the use of stun grenades for Saturday's demonstrations of "yellow vests" and farmers, in the event of serious violence.
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The use of stun grenades was suspended on October 7 by the Minister of the Interior during the high school movement after a demonstrator was injured in Lens.
This Friday, Laurent Nunez, the Minister of the Interior, announced that stun grenades could be used on Saturday as part of calls to demonstrate by “yellow vests”, farmers… “If there were to be serious violence in large cities and on the fringes of the demonstrations, these grenades will be used,” he assured this morning on France 2, when he was questioned about the use of these grenades by the police.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced on October 7 that the use of stun grenades would be suspended for the duration of the high school movement, notably after a 15-year-old demonstrator had his hand torn off in Lens. “I am suspending their use for the high school student movement until light has been shed on what happened in this affair,” the Minister of the Interior told RTL. “Only for the high school movement, time to understand what happened,” he added.
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