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Police arrest 11 in the beating death of a right-wing student in France
- 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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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.
Eleven people have been arrested since Tuesday night in connection with the death of nationalist activist Quentin Deranque, including two parliamentary collaborators and a former intern for MP LFI Raphaël Arnault.
France has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the fatal attack on a far-right activist last week, amid heightened political tensions leading up to a crucial election.
A second parliamentary assistant to MP LFI Raphaël Arnault and a former intern are among the eleven people questioned in the investigation into the death of Quentin Deranque, told the AFP on Wednesday two sources close to the investigation. ...
After the emotion, anger and the desire for it haunt the identity sphere to which the victim of the lynching belonged in Lyon, Quentin Deranque.
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