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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

French police launch murder inquiry after far-right activist’s death in Lyon

A portrait of Quentin Deranque is printed on a blue, white and red French flag with a slogan reading 'Dead for our sisters, dead for France, justice for Quentin' plus a cross, a religious-type image and a symbol and logo representing the anti-immigration group Nemesis.
The death of Quentin Deranque, 23, has inflamed political divisions in France before upcoming municipal elections and next year’s presidential elections. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

French police have launched a murder inquiry after a far-right activist died in hospital having been beaten up in an attack that has fuelled political tensions in France.

Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old mathematics student, died from a severe brain injury at the weekend. The Lyon prosecutor, Thierry Dran, said Deranque was assaulted by at least six masked individuals. Police were working to identify suspects and no arrests had been made, Dran said.

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