Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist
by Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspon from on (#73N6D)
Assistant to hard-left parliamentarian among those held over fatal attack on 23-year-old Quentin Deranque
Eleven suspects, including a parliamentary aide to France's hard-left party, have been arrested in connection with the killing last week of a far-right activist in an incident that has shocked the country and laid bare its deep political divisions.
Quentin Deranque, 23, died on Saturday after sustaining a severe brain injury. The Lyon prosecutor, Thierry Dran, said he had been thrown to the ground and beaten by at least six individuals" during an incident last week.
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