00:02French government officials have blamed what they refer to as the ultra-left for the death of a far-right
00:07activist in Lyon
00:08after he was attacked on the sidelines of a conference by hard-left friends and board MEP Rima Hassan.
00:14The 23-year-old activist, identified as Quentin de Ranque, died in hospital from a traumatic brain injury on Saturday
00:21evening.
00:23Supporters said he was providing security at a protest against Hassan's appearance at the Sciences Po University
00:28when he was assaulted by rival activists.
00:31De Ranque was taken into care by emergency services in serious conditions after being attacked by at least six individuals,
00:39Lyon Public Prosecutor told the press conference on Monday.
00:42Certain far-right figures, including Marion MarĂ©chal, Marine Le Pen et Ăric Zemmour, accused the far-left over the incident.
00:50L'extrĂȘme-gauche française, et en particulier LFI, a du sang sur les mains.
00:53Et je pĂšse mes mots, puisque de fait, l'Ă©tat-major de LFI depuis des semaines et des mois,
00:58défend systématiquement, publiquement, la jeune garde.
01:01Donc je veux leur dire que nous ne sommes pas dupes de leur pseudo-message de compassion,
01:05et que nous espérons bien que justice sera rendue.
01:07Friends on board, led by Rima Hassan and Raphaël Arnaud,
01:10quickly condemned the attack and insisted that the whole truth must be brought to light.
01:15Despite the fact that the justice system has not revealed the identity of the attackers,
01:20the party has been accused by members of Les RĂ©publicains, the National Rally and the government.
01:25Jean-Luc MĂ©lenchon has denounced the accusations as baseless.
01:28Tout s'est passĂ© ailleurs qu'Ă l'endroit oĂč se trouvaient Rima et le service d'ordre des Insoumis.
01:34Tout a été truqué, arrangé, pour faire croire à une sorte de expédition du service d'ordre Insoumis
01:43pour traquer un pauvre malheureux.
01:45La mort n'a rien Ă faire dans nos pratiques et dans nos rangs.
01:48J'ai dit des dizaines de fois que nous étions hostiles et opposés à la violence.
01:54Nous avons ce qu'est la douleur d'un parent qui perd un enfant.
01:57Et nous y compatissons, quelle que soit l'opinion de ce parent et quelle que soit l'opinion de cet
02:02enfant.
02:03A criminal investigation has been opened by authorities for voluntary homicide,
02:08in addition to aggravated violence and criminal conspiracy to commit a crime.
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