Killing of French Far-Right Activist Sparks Online Manhunt and Heightened Tensions
The killing of 23-year-old French nationalist Quentin Deranque during a protest in Lyon has ignited an online manhunt and exacerbated tensions between far-right and far-left groups.
18 Feb, 21:59 — 18 Feb, 22:51
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After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left
The beating death of Quentin Deranque has quickly become a flashpoint between the far right and far left as France prepares for local elections next month and presidential elections next year.
By Mark Landler
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The killing of 23-year-old French nationalist Quentin Deranque, on the sidelines of a protest in Lyon, has heightened tensions between far-right and far-left groups ahead of next month’s municipal elections. Before any arrests were made, online users claimed to have identified five suspects, leading to the circulation of their personal details. But the internet sleuths got at least one case wrong: a woman identified as Blandine B., who was not even in France on the day of the killing. In this episode of Truth or Fake, Maya-Anaïs Yataghène also examines how a photo of the wrong person ended up being used in tributes to the victim.
By Maya YATAGHENE
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