About the hand: The grenade (GLI-F4) was thrown randomly in the crowd by a gendarme. On a rebound, the man swiped at it to get it away from the people and that is when it exploded.
DAILY MAIL – Yellow Vest activist’s HAND is torn off amid horrific scenes of violence between police and protesters in Paris – after France’s President of the National Assembly’s country home is firebombed
-Tear gas and baton charges were used around the Champs Elysee in Paris in the 13th consecutive weekend
-Businesses were shut as Yellow Vests mobilised across the county to protest Emmanuel Macron’s government
– Armoured cars containing chemical weapons and water canons were being used to patrol demonstration
PARIS – At 0:35, I think female on the ground with no hand left
https://twitter.com/i/status/1094238974879633408
It’s a guy that picked up a grenade – Close up of his hand
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dy9p4D4XcAAEaDU.jpg:large
Probably a flash bang.
HORRIBLE – Short clip of what is left of his hand. He lost four fingers and you see a bloody skinless finger moving.
BTW, he didn’t pick up the grenade, he swiped at it to deflect it & that is when it exploded:
Le père du Gilet jaune blessé témoigne sur RT France
GRAPHIC: Protester has hand ripped off during Yellow Vest march in Paris
France: Protester severely injures hand in Paris *GRAPHIC*
About the hand: The grenade (GLI-F4) was thrown randomly in the crowd by a gendarme. On a rebound, the man swiped at it to get it away from the people and that is when it exploded.
Here’s a close-up of what’s left of his hand after picking up a grenade:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dy9p4D4XcAAEaDU.jpg:large
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DAILY MAIL – Yellow Vest activist’s HAND is torn off amid horrific scenes of violence between police and protesters in Paris – after France’s President of the National Assembly’s country home is firebombed
-Tear gas and baton charges were used around the Champs Elysee in Paris in the 13th consecutive weekend
-Businesses were shut as Yellow Vests mobilised across the county to protest Emmanuel Macron’s government
– Armoured cars containing chemical weapons and water canons were being used to patrol demonstration
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6685729/Yellow-Vest-violence-erupts-streets-Paris-THIRTEENTH-weekend-row.html