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Police arrest 11 in the beating death of a right-wing student in France
Eleven suspects, including a parliamentary aide, were arrested in connection with the fatal beating of far-right activist Quentin Deranque amid rising political tensions.
- 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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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.
Several members of the Young Guard, a group of antifascists co-founded by the elected LFI of Vaucluse in 2018, were placed in police custody on Tuesday and Wednesday
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.
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