Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist

The Guardian World

by Agence France-Presse in Lyon

February 18, 2026

Assistant to hard-left parliamentarian among those held over fatal attack on 23-year-old Quentin Deranque during protest in Lyon French authorities have arrested 11 suspects over the killing last week of a far-right activist, including an assistant to a hard-left member of parliament, a prosecutor and an informed source said. Quentin Deranque, 23, died after sustaining a severe brain injury when he was attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a far-right protest against a leftwing politician speaking at a university in the south-eastern city of Lyon. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/18/2026