A teenager in France has had his hand blown off after trying to throw a stun grenade back at police during student riots that have shocked the nation.
Protests over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages that began last week quickly turned violent.
Fresh violence took place today near the Auguste Behal high school in Lens, northern France.
A 15-year-old boy picked up a police stun grenade, intending to throw it back, only for the device to explode and rip his hand off.
Footage from the scene showed several people tending to the young man as he lay on the pavement. His left
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