Paris: A "yellow vest" lost a hand while handling a tear gas bomb – 02/09/2019

A protester who participated this Saturday in the demonstrations of "yellow vests" in Paris lost a hand while handling a tear gas canister in front of the parliament of the capital.

Firefighters evacuated the man with a bandage. The calls street doctors , the doctors who accompany the steps, mentioned a torn hand whose images were broadcast by the Russian channel RT.

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Cyprien Royer, 21, who filmed part of the accident, said the casualty had seized a "grenade" used by police against protesters.

Royer added that the victim was a "yellow vests" photographer who was taking pictures of people who were pushing the barriers that protected the entrance to Parliament.

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"When the police wanted to disperse people, he received a grenade in the calf, he wanted to hit him with his hand so that it does not explode, but when he has it touched, it exploded, "he explained.

Then badistants started calling the doctors.

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"It was ugly." He cried with pain, I did not have a fingerthere was almost nothing left on the wrist, "said Royer.

Police confirmed that one protester "had been wounded by hand" and that he had been helped by firefighters without giving further details. He also said that at noon they had arrested 10 people.

sources: AFP, EFE, RT.