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"This Is Not a Political Game": France Faces Reckoning After Killing of 23 Year Old

Summary
The fatal beating of a 23-year-old man in Lyon has shocked France and ignited a fierce political row. The victim, identified only as Quentin, died in hospital after being attacked on 12 February on the sidelines of clashes near a political event at Sciences Po Lyon attended by a left-wing politician. Prosecutors say he was assaulted during confrontations between rival activists and later succumbed to a traumatic brain injury, prompting a murder …

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Left

In a confrontation between ultra-right and ultra-left activists at the end of last week in Lyon there has been a fatality. The circumstances are still unclear, after the perpetrators are punished.

Center

After the death of Quentin, a young nationalist activist, the political climate is on the rise and the accusations are coming, targeting Jean-Luc Mélenchon and LFI. Alba Ventura delivers his analysis of a drama with potential political repercussions. (Politics).

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Lean Left

The right and the far right accuse France of being responsible for the death of this young identity activist. He was killed in a fight on the sidelines of a conference by the unsubmissive MEP Rima Hassan in Lyon.

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Center

The student in Lyon who died last week after a brutal assault was attacked by at least six people, French authorities announced yesterday at a press conference. No arrests have been made yet. The death of student Quentin continues to stir emotions.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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Center

For the moment, there is no evidence linking the ultra-left to the death of the far-right young activist in Lyon. But in the political tumult, right, extreme right and macroists already refer to Camp Mélenchon, during...

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Lean Left

The 23-year-old, who died after a brutal attack in Lyon, had recently drawn close to several extreme right-wing collectives who resorted to violence. Past the French Action, he...

·Paris, France
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La Croix broke the news in on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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