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Eleven arrested over death of French far-right activist in Lyon as LFI comes under fire

Two more people have been arrested in the probe into the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque killed in a violent brawl in Lyon, bringing the total number under investigation to eleven.

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00:01Five days after a violent brawl that led to the death of Quentin, a far-right and identitarian activist, 11
00:08people have been arrested.
00:11Six are suspected of having taken part in the violence and three of having provided support, according to a source
00:18close to the case.
00:20Among those arrested is an aide to far-left France and Bout MP Raphael Arnaud, who said he had begun
00:27terminating his contract.
00:28Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste said university meetings will be banned if they risk public disorder.
00:36Mathilde Pannot, president of the France Embouid Group in the National Assembly, denounced the decision.
00:43Cela veut dire que derrière, il suffira que des groupuscules d'extrême droite qui vont à chacune de nos manifestations,
00:49à chacun de nos meetings, à chacune de nos conférences, mettent la pression pour qu'ensuite l'ensemble de nos
00:55événements soient annulés.
00:56Et je rappelle là aussi que c'est au gouvernement de prendre des mesures pour assurer des conditions démocratiques du
01:03débat politique.
01:05In Parliament, Sébastien Lecornu said he wouldn't prejudge the investigation, but urged France Embouid to clean up its ranks and
01:14reject political violence.
01:17Soit on lutte et on refuse la violence, soit on ne lutte pas contre elle. Il n'y a pas
01:22de double standard. Il n'y a pas, au fond, deux poids, deux mesures. Ça vaut pour tout le monde,
01:26pour toutes et chacun.
01:27The left-wing party LFE has denied any involvement in the killing, which remains under investigation.
01:34On French television, political scientist Xavier Chrétier said that in 40 years, 50 people have died during ideological violence.
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