French protests escalate: teen loses hand to grenade, two blinded in eye injuries

Multiple serious injuries have occurred during French high school blockades, including a student losing a hand to a grenade and two people losing vision in an eye, ahead of a national protest. In Lens, a teenager lost his hand after picking up a police grenade, though accounts differ on whether he threw it back or was hit by it. Separately, a passerby and a 16-year-old each lost eye function from separate incidents involving a thrown stone and a rubber bullet. These events precede Tuesday's national demonstration, with the education minister fearing escalation. Over 5,000 people, including 4,400 minors, have been detained since the movement began last week.