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SHADES reported that the mayor of Wingles had provided updates on the 15-year-old high school student injured by a grenade during Monday's high school protests. According to the mayor, the teenager had undergone surgery the day before and had his left hand amputated. He also received a transplant for his right hand and had wounds on his face and chest. On the day of this statement, he was sedated and sleeping a lot, the mayor said. SHADES also wrote that the IGPN was investigating to determine whether the student picked up the grenade or if it had landed on him. #Wingles #MobilisationsLycéennes #Amputation (translated)

Blue White Red! reported that a 15-year-old teenager was seriously injured on Monday, October 5, 2026, during high school protests in Lens, after picking up a disencirclement grenade. According to information from Horizon Actu cited by the author, the incident occurred shortly after 10:30 AM, on Alexander Fleming Street, near Béhal High School. The student, from Wingles, is said to have picked up a grenade thrown by the CRS, which exploded in his left hand. He was rushed to the Lille CHR. The author also relayed initial information from the emergency services reported by France 3 Hauts-de-France, according to which the young man was injured while retrieving a grenade and had his forearm torn off up to the elbow. He added that the prefect of Pas-de-Calais and the public prosecutor of Béthune had gone to the scene, while law enforcement and emergency services contained the gathering and the violence. #Lens #MobilisationLycéenne #Sécurité (translated)