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France's internal security chief warns of rise in far-right violence

The head of France's intelligence agency DGSI (Direction generale de la securite interieure) Nicolas Lerner on November 5, 2018 at the DGSI headquarters in Levallois-Perret, West of Paris. AFP - STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

France's top intelligence official has warned of the "very worrying resurgence" of violent actions by the ultra-right since the beginning of the year.

In an interview with Le Monde newspaper, Nicolas Lerner, France's Director General of Internal Security stressed, "Since the spring, we have witnessed a very worrying resurgence of violent actions and intimidation by the ultra-right, some of which are a clear break with the democratic framework."

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