A teenager was seriously injured when a French riot police officer fired a grenade at him from less than a metre away during protests outside a high school in Val-d’Oise on Monday. The incident has prompted outrage and two investigations, amid wider demonstrations over planned education budget cuts.

Footage described in the article shows the officer punching the boy, who then kicks the officer, before the grenade is fired and knocks him down. The teenager’s mother said his upper teeth were broken and his mouth was “torn apart”; the full extent of his injuries was not yet known. Protests have included school blockades, fires and clashes, with at least 10 students arrested, while union leader Sophie Binet called for a full investigation and sanctions.