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French nationalist beaten to death: Meet antifa activist-turned-MP Raphael Arnault at the heart of France's latest political scandal

A fatal street clash in Lyon has triggered one of the most explosive political controversies in France in recent years, placing a first-term lawmaker at the centre of national scrutiny.

According to a Reuters report, a 23-year-old nationalist activist, Quentin Deranque, died after being brutally beaten during a confrontation between rival far-left and far-right groups earlier this month. Prosecutors opened a homicide investigation and police detained multiple suspects in connection with the assault.

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