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France suspends one stun grenade but police keep using another

France suspends one stun grenade but police keep using another

France has suspended the EF-SON stun grenade after a 15-year-old student lost his hand in Lens on October 5.

The Interior Ministry announced the temporary suspension on October 7.

Police can still use the GL-304, another stun grenade introduced in 2025.

It was used at Place de la Bastille in Paris on October 6 and lightly injured two people.

The two grenades are used differently: the EF-SON is fired from a launcher, while the GL-304 is thrown by hand.

France adopted the GL-304 after banning hand-thrown GM2L grenades in 2021 because they had caused several mutilations.

The GL-304 remains available to law enforcement as protests by high school students continue and the government awaits a possible political resolution.

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