In France, police will stop using stun grenades at protests of schoolchildren after the wounding of a teenager

France will stop using stun grenades against protesting schoolchildren after a 15-year-old boy was torn off his arm by one of the shells.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced the decision on Wednesday, October 7, as the government tried to quell a nationwide school riot and growing allegations of police brutality.

“I am suspending their use until the situation in which the incident occurred is clarified,” Nunez said.

One police officer was also charged in connection with another incident in which a 14-year-old student was hit in the face with a tear gas grenade fired from close range, causing him to lose several teeth.

The move comes after French President Emmanuel Macron called on police to show greater empathy and pedagogy towards young demonstrators while maintaining order.

The country's interior minister said that since the protests began, the National Police General Inspectorate (IGPN), the body overseeing police activities, has opened 18 cases into alleged violations.