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Quentin D, 23, has died in hospital from a traumatic brain injury after being violently attacked in Lyon on Thursday, on the sidelines of a conference by LFI MEP Rima Hassan at the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), the Lyon prosecutor\u2019s office told AFP.<\/p>\n
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Quentin was a member of the security team responsible for providing security to the activists of right-wing group Collectif N\u00e9m\u00e9sis, as they staged a protest against the visit of the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) politician to the city.<\/p>\n
The young man was very seriously injured after suffering multiple severe blows to the head. The hospital later said that Quentin was in critical condition after having sustained a concussion and was placed in a coma.<\/p>\n
The Lyon Public Prosecutor’s Office said they have launched an investigation into the incident. The attack is now being investigated under charges of aggravated manslaughter, officials said on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors also said the perpetrators of the attack have not yet been identified and police are continuing their efforts to locate the suspects. <\/p>\n
Macron calls for ‘calm, restraint and respect’<\/p>\n
French President Emmanuel Macron mourned the young man’s death, in a post on X expressing his condolences and sending his thoughts and “the nation’s support” to his family and loved ones. <\/p>\n
He denounced the “unprecedented outburst of violence” that led to Quentin’s death, stressing that killing over ideological differences will never be justified in the French Republic. <\/p>\n
“On the contrary, the very purpose of our institutions is to civilise debates and protect the free expression of arguments,” wrote the French president. <\/p>\n
Macron vowed to identify the perpetrators of this vicious assault and bring them to justice. <\/p>\n
“The hatred that kills has no place among us.”<\/p>\n
The French leader ended his post by calling for calm, restraint and respect during this difficult time for the country. <\/p>\n
Politicians of all ideologies condemned the event, with several figures from the right and far-right pointing the finger at the far-left, anti-fascist activists, and even La France Insoumise directly.<\/p>\n
“The beating to death of Quentin by ultra-left militants is horrifying evidence of the extreme violence that reigns in the satellites that gravitate around LFI”, said Bruno Retailleau, leader of The Republicans party. <\/p>\n
“Given the seriousness of the threats and the criminal intentions clearly demonstrated, the government must consider these militias as terrorist groups”, said Marine Le Pen.<\/p>\n
“Please stop trying to implicate Rima Hassan and La France Insoumise in this tragedy”, wrote Manuel Bompard, LFI coordinator, in a post on X on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Hassan condemned the attack and said that her party’s security detail were not involved. <\/p>\n
LFI offices vandalised<\/p>\n
Multiple LFI offices were vandalised in several regions in France following the incident on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Last night, our premises and offices were attacked all over the country after Retailleau and Le Pen made a call, covering up and repeating baseless accusations against the rebels by exploiting the tragedy in Lyon”, said Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, LFI founder and leader.<\/p>\n
For the time being, it is not clear whether any arrests have been made. Sciences Po Lyon has not yet reacted to the incident which took place near their premises. <\/p>\n
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