""It was clearly the ultra-left that killed him," Darmanin told RTL television. "There are indeed speeches, particularly from France Unbowed and the ultra-left, which unfortunately lead to unbridled violence on social networks and then in the physical world," he said. "Words can kill," Darmanin added, accusing Hassan and LFI leader Jean-Luc Melenchon of "not having a word to say for the family of the young man"."
"The victim, identified only as Quentin, aged 23, had been hospitalised and placed into a coma on Thursday after being attacked in the southeastern city of Lyon. Supporters said he was providing security at a protest against an appearance by Rima Hassan, an LFI member of the European Parliament, at the Lyon branch of the Sciences Po university when he was assaulted by a gang of rival activists."
"The office of the Lyon prosecutor on Saturday told AFP he had died of his wounds. An investigation has been opened into suspected aggravated manslaughter, it added. According to the Nemesis collective, which is close to the far right, Quentin was providing security for its protesters and was assaulted by "anti-fascist" activists. The family's lawyer said in a statement that Quentin appeared to have been ambushed by "organised and trained individuals, vastly superior in number and armed, some with their faces masked"."
A 23-year-old named Quentin was hospitalised after an attack in Lyon and later died of his wounds. Supporters said he had been providing security at a protest against an appearance by Rima Hassan at the Lyon Sciences Po branch when rival activists assaulted him. Lyon prosecutors opened an investigation into suspected aggravated manslaughter and have not released full details. Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin blamed the ultra-left for the killing and accused France Unbowed and other hard-left actors of fuelling violence with inflammatory language. The Nemesis collective and the family's lawyer described an ambush by organised, masked assailants.
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