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Nine Arrested as Lyon Activist Killing Becomes Flashpoint in French Politics
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Two more people have been detained on suspicion of the murder of a right-wing student activist, who was allegedly murdered by radical left-wing activists during demonstrations in Lyon.
Nine arrested as Lyon activist killing becomes flashpoint in French politics
Nine suspects have been arrested in the investigation into the killing of right-wing activist Quentin Deranque, a case that has intensified tensions between France’s far right and hard left ahead of municipal elections in March, and the presidential election in 2027.
France: "Several" suspects are believed to be members of La Jeune Garde, an anti-fascist group founded by the radical left-wing parliamentarian…
In Lyon, a far-right student is beaten so brutally that he succumbs to his injuries. Now there are first arrests. Among the suspects, according to the prosecutor's office, is the assistant of a left-wing deputy.
Nine suspects, including a parliamentary assistant to a member of the Radical Left, were arrested on Tuesday in France, in the judicial investigation into the death of a nationalist activist, putting the radical left under the fire of criticism one month before the municipal elections.
After a student was beaten to death in Lyon, the authorities have now arrested nine suspects.
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