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French Police Under Fire After 14-Year-Old Suffers Severe Facial Injuries
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Firstpost•10-10-2026, 15:59
French Police Under Fire After 14-Year-Old Suffers Severe Facial Injuries
- •A 14-year-old boy named Eden suffered a broken jaw and smashed teeth after being struck in the face by a tear gas canister fired at close range by a police officer during student protests in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone.
- •The family's lawyer stated that the teenager was sitting on a wall looking at his phone meters away from the protest, and the officers failed to call emergency services after the incident.
- •The officer involved has been placed under formal investigation for assault resulting in permanent disability or disfigurement, while the family has filed a complaint for attempted murder.
- •The violent crackdown has sparked renewed public outrage and intensified calls from human rights groups and politicians to ban less lethal weapons like rubber bullets and grenade launchers.
- •Authorities reported that hundreds of students and police officers have been injured during the weeks of unrest, with thousands of arrests made amid escalating tensions over school conditions.
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The 14-year-old student, Eden, suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth after being struck by a tear gas canister fired at close range by a police officer in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone.
Students are demonstrating over dilapidated classrooms, teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, unmanageable class sizes, and inadequate education funding in schools.
The family of the injured 14-year-old has filed an attempted murder complaint. Meanwhile, the officer involved was placed under formal investigation for assault resulting in permanent disfigurement, and the IGPN is investigating multiple cases of police force.
