'Yellow vest' activists say 23 protesters lost the use of an eye, five lost a hand, and one a testicle, while dozens sustained other injuries. hands blown off: Injuries mount from clashes between police and 'yellow vests'Activists say 23 protesters have lost the use of an eye and five people have lost hands. Photo: AFPThe two officers were charged over incidents at this year's May Day protest in Paris, a traditional day of union rallies that was joined by yellow vest activists. On Thursday, Heitz said 146 yellow vest-related investigations had been finalised by the IGPN police oversight body, out of 212 Paris-based cases signalled by prosecutors. According to the interior ministry, the IGPN opened 313 criminal investigations in total countrywide into cases of alleged police violence at yellow vest protests, while the oversight body of the gendarmerie was looking into 23 cases.

Source: The Local November 08, 2019 08:14 UTC