Have you ever seen this grenade before? The stinger grenade is one of a suite of “less lethal” options embraced by police for use at protests in the past five years, despite such weapons being linked to a series of serious injuries or even deaths, including a woman in France who researchers found lost an eye because of a stinger grenade. The use of stinger grenades by police has also led to legal action by protesters, including in the US, after they were used during Black Lives Matter rallies. R

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