France Halts Stun Grenades

France temporarily suspended police use of stun grenades at high-school demonstrations while investigators examine how a 15-year-old in Lens lost his hand. The decision came as students kept pressing protests that began in mid-September over teacher shortages, crowded classes and deteriorating buildings. The movement has grown as France faces a large budget deficit and pressure to cut public spending. Students and supporters demanded more school funding, while the government said outsiders had hijacked demonstrations and urban violence required police action. Officials said more than 200 teenagers and roughly 700 officers had been injured. Authorities said the boy picked up the grenade; students and his mother said police fired it at him. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was due to address the unrest and national finances.