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Nine Arrested in France Over Death of Far-Right Student [Far-Left Militants]
BBC ^ | 18/2 | Hugh Schofield

Posted on 02/17/2026 4:43:57 PM PST by nickcarraway

Nine people have been arrested in France following an investigation into the murder of a far-right nationalist student by suspected militants from the far-left.

Those detained include a parliamentary assistant for a deputy from the radical left France Unbowed (LFI) party.

Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old maths student, died in hospital on Saturday - two days after being beaten and kicked about the head by a gang of masked young men in Lyon.

It happened after a small demonstration by far-right feminists - who Deranque was supposed to be helping protect - at the city's Institute of Political Studies (IEP), commonly known as Sciences-Po.

The arrests confirm what has widely been reported: that those suspected of the murder are far-left militants linked to a banned group called La Jeune Garde (Young Guard).

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; France; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antifa; ecoterrorism; ela; fi; france; franceunbowed; jeunegarde; jeunegardeantifa; jga; lafranceinsoumise; lajeunegarde; lfi; youngguard
I don't know if I've ever seen "far left" used in U.S. media. I didn't even know there was such a thing.
1 posted on 02/17/2026 4:43:57 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The difference is that “far right” (aka ‘normal people’) people don’t beat and murder their political opponents.


2 posted on 02/17/2026 5:10:55 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

“The difference is that “far right” (aka ‘normal people’) people don’t beat and murder their political opponents.”

Therein lies the problem.

L


3 posted on 02/17/2026 5:11:58 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: nickcarraway

bkmk


4 posted on 02/17/2026 5:23:27 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months. Is that a big deal?)
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To: nickcarraway

The BBC article lists no names nor shows photos of the perps.

My guess is there will be little in the way of meaningful punishment for the killers and the LFI party will not be blamed at all....as opposed to how Reform would be labeled in the UK.


5 posted on 02/17/2026 5:34:34 PM PST by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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They will serve no jail time in France.


6 posted on 02/17/2026 7:16:15 PM PST by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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To: nickcarraway

Headline reads like it was directly translated from North Korean Propaganda


7 posted on 02/17/2026 9:55:12 PM PST by Greg123456
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In the European press “far right” means anyone who believes in borders...anyone who believes that European culture is superior to Pakistani culture...
8 posted on 02/18/2026 7:26:16 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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