US EditionMacron calls for 'restraint' after death of young man attacked in Lyon
Quentin, a 23-year-old far-right activist, died after a violent attack linked to clashes with anti-fascist groups; prosecutors opened an aggravated manslaughter investigation.
- A young man named Quentin D. died after being violently attacked in Lyon, with the attack now being investigated as aggravated manslaughter.
- The attack occurred during a conference by left-wing politician Rima Hassan, and Quentin was part of the security team for a far-right group demonstrating against the conference.
- Political figures across the spectrum, including President Macron and Marine Le Pen, called for calm and condemned the violence, while also expressing concerns about the escalating tensions.
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The violent death of a young extreme right in the French city of Lyon has aroused fears about possible acts of revenge. France's head of state Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday to "rest, restraint and respect." In France, "no ideology can ever justify killing," wrote the president in the short message service X. Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday accused the "extreme left" of being responsible for the crime. On Thursday, 23-year-old Que…
'Unprecedented outburst of violence': Violent clash with Antifa group takes a tragic turn in France
In the days following a brutal street beating by Antifa members outside a left-wing event, the incident has taken a tragic turn. On February 12, a 23-year-old man, identified as Quentin, was involved in a violent clash outside an event connected to the French left-wing party La France Insoumise's MEP Rima Hassan at Sciences Po Lyon, the European Conservative reported. 'To the unfathomable pain of losing a child must not follow the unbearable imp…
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'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France
The "ultra-left" in France was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, the justice minister said on Sunday, after the killing inflamed political tension in the country ahead of elections.
The 23-year-old student was injured during a protest by a radical right-wing women's organization against a politician from the radical left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI). Vandalism was reportedly reported at several LFI party offices.
The Lyon Public Prosecutor's Office reports that the investigators collected "significant testimony" after the death of 23-year-old Quentin, an activist, attacked on Thursday.
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