French far-right group on trial for plot to kill Macron

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a collective award ceremony for sport celebrities, at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France January 17, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Members of a far-right French group have gone on trial over a plot to kill President Emmanuel Macron during a World War One memorial ceremony in 2018, planning terrorist attacks and for advocating the violent overthrow of the government.

The 13 accused, members of the group "Les Barjols", are made up of 11 men and two women, aged between 26 and 66.