France Stops Using Stun Grenades After Boy Injured in Protests
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France has stopped police from using stun grenades. This happened after a boy lost his hand. He was at a protest with students. The grenade hurt him very badly.
Many groups said the police used too much force against teenagers. They said this was not fair. The groups wanted the government to act.
Now, the French government has made a new rule. Police cannot use stun grenades anymore. This is a big change for France.
The students were protesting about something important to them. Police came to stop the protest. They used stun grenades to control the crowd.
One grenade hurt a boy very badly. He lost his hand because of it. People were very angry about this.
After the accident, many groups complained. They said police were too rough with young people. The government listened to these complaints.
Now France has stopped this kind of weapon. This will change how police handle protests in the future.
Vocabulary15 words
- stun grenade
- a small bomb that makes a loud noise and bright light; it does not kill but can hurt people
- protest
- when people go outside together to show they are angry about something
- force
- physical power used to make someone do something or to stop them
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- rule
- something you must or must not do
- complain
- to say you are not happy about something
- injured
- hurt in the body
- crowd
- a large group of people together
- weapon
- a thing used to hurt or stop someone
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance, not on purpose
- disproportionate
- too much; more than is fair or needed
- teenager
- a young person between 13 and 19 years old
- police
- people whose job is to keep order and stop crime
- halt
- to stop something
- blown off
- removed suddenly by an explosion
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1. A boy's hand was blown off 2. Several groups 3. True
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France has stopped police from using _____ grenades. This happened after a boy lost his _____. He was at a _____ with students. The grenade hurt him very badly.
Many groups said the police used too much _____ against teenagers. They said this was not fair. The groups wanted the _____ to act.
Now, the French government has made a new _____. Police cannot use stun grenades anymore. This is a big _____ for France.
One grenade hurt a boy very badly. He lost his hand because of it. People were very _____ about this.
After the accident, many groups _____. They said police were too rough with young people.
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