US EditionThousands march in Lyon after French far-right activist killed last week
Around 3,200 people marched under heavy police presence in memory of Quentin Deranque, whose death has intensified political tensions and sparked criminal charges.
- Around 3,200 people marched in Lyon under heavy security in memory of Quentin Deranque, 23, killed last week.
- Clashes between radical left and far-right supporters sparked the fatal incident, with Quentin Deranque, 23-year-old far-right activist, dying from head injuries last week in Lyon.
- Authorities deployed drones and a large police presence, while ultra-right groups including Allobroges Bourgoin publicised the march online and local residents near the route barricaded windows.
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged calm on Saturday and said he will hold a meeting next week with the prime minister and relevant ministers to review violent activist groups.
- France is holding municipal elections next month, and right-wing forces have used the incident to demonise France Unbowed while Sarah Rogers, U.S. State Department official, branded the killing "terrorism" on Friday.
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▶️ A very substantial security presence was deployed to manage the march organized by the far right in Lyon. The tribute to Quentin Deranque proceeded without incident, but the prefecture announced it will be taking legal action following Nazi salutes and racist insults. Participants had received very strict instructions from the organizers. More than 3,000 people gathered to remember the young student. Quentin's family did not participate in th…
On the edge of a right-wing rally in Lyon, a participant of several people is attacked and fatally injured. Now, more than 3000 people in the French city go to the streets to remind the deceased. The police secure the event with a large task force.
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Thousands march in France for slain far-right activist
Thousands of people marched in southeastern France on Saturday under heavy security in tribute to a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.
In Lyon, thousands of people took part in a memorial march for a killed far-right activist.
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