France arrests 11 in killing of far-right activist as political tensions rise
TL;DR
Eleven people, including an aide to a hard-left lawmaker, were detained overnight and again on Wednesday in connection with the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon; Lyon prosecutors have opened a murder investigation and 11 suspects have been detained so far. The Paris headquarters of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party was evacuated after a bomb threat, highlighting rising political tensions ahead of local and national elections, with LFI denying responsibility and far-right RN accusing LFI leader Mélenchon of enabling violence.
- French police arrest hard-left members over killing of far-right activist Reuters
- Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student BBC
- Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist The Guardian
- France arrests nine over killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque Al Jazeera
- Nine suspects arrested in killing of French far-right activist in Lyon Euronews.com
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