"French police will be out in force at a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist, the interior minister said on Friday as the country seeks to contain anger over the fatal beating blamed on the hard left. Quentin Deranque, 23, died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a protest against a politician from the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party in the southeastern city of Lyon last week."
"The Green mayor of Lyon asked the state to ban it, but Interior Minister Laurent Nunez declined to do so. Nunez said he had planned an "extremely large police deployment" with reinforcements from outside the city to ensure security at the rally expected to be attended by 2,000 to 3,000 people, and likely to see counter-protesters from the hard left show up."
"Jordan Bardella, the president of the far right Rassemblement National party, has urged party members not to go. "We ask you, except in very specific and strictly supervised local situations (a tribute organised by a municipality, for example), not to attend these gatherings nor to associate the RN with them," he wrote in a message sent to party officials and seen by AFP."
French authorities will deploy a large police presence to a weekend rally in Lyon for Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old far-right activist who died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a protest against a La France Insoumise (LFI) politician. The killing has stoked tensions ahead of municipal and presidential elections. Supporters called a memorial march that the Green mayor sought to ban, but Interior Minister Laurent Nunez refused and ordered reinforcements. Authorities expect 2,000–3,000 attendees and possible counter-protests. Two suspects face intentional homicide charges and a third faces complicity charges.
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