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Man critically injured in clashes with police in NW France demo

A 30-year-old man is in hospital in a critical condition after he was wounded to the head by a grenade fired by police during a demonstration by environmental activists against the building of a giant water reservoir for cereal farmers, when the very violent clashes left dozens of others injured among both police and demonstrators. 

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A protester with trauma to the head was fighting for his life on Sunday after clashes with police during a demonstration over water storage facilities in France, reports FRANCE 24.

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