US EditionPolice arrest 11 in the beating death of a right-wing student in France
Eleven suspects, including individuals linked to far-left groups, were detained in Lyon over the fatal beating of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, intensifying political tensions ahead of elections.
- On Wednesday, Lyon prosecutors said 11 suspects were detained in connection with the killing of Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old far-right activist who died in hospital on Saturday after being attacked by at least six people in Lyon.
- At a university meeting in Lyon, clashes between far-left and far-right supporters sparked violence that led to Deranque's beating during a student event where Rima Hassan was keynote speaker.
- An autopsy found Deranque suffered a fractured skull and fatal brain injuries, while video and witness accounts show a dozen people hitting victims and using iron bars, TF1 television reported.
- Following the arrests, police secured La France Insoumise national headquarters in Paris after a bomb threat and France's National Assembly observed a minute of silence with a commemorative march next Saturday in Lyon.
- With municipal elections next month, political leaders blamed each other: government officials singled out LFI, Nemesis blamed La Jeune Garde, Jordan Bardella accused Jean‑Luc Mélenchon, and Raphaël Arnault said, `It is now up to the investigation to determine responsibility`.
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Police Detain 11 Far-Left Militants after Murder of French Right-Wing Activist
Eleven far-left extremists have been arrested in France in connection with the murder of 23-year-old right-wing activist Quentin Deranque, who was beaten by far-left extremists and later died in hospital from his injuries last week. Among those detained is Jacques-Élie Favrot, a parliamentary assistant employed by a deputy from the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Reacting to the news, Mélenchon said his party has …
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Quentin Deranque, a nationalist activist, died on Saturday in Lyon after being beaten on Thursday, during clashes between ultra-left militants and ultra-left militants. Eleven people were arrested, including two on Wednesday. Relive our direct.
French police arrested 11 suspects on Tuesday and Wednesday in connection with the killing of 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque during protests in Lyon, including a parliamentary assistant for the far-left France Intransigence (LFI) party. Deranque was attacked by at least six masked assailants on Saturday, causing fatal brain injuries.
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