A 15-year-old student was seriously injured during education protests in Lens, France, after a projectile believed to have been fired by police exploded when he picked it up. Later reports said he lost a hand. The type of projectile was initially unclear; some reports identified it as a tear-gas or flash grenade. One report said he was hospitalised in Lille and was not in danger. Hundreds of French secondary schools remained closed for a second week because of security concerns amid continuing protests.