Eleven held in France over killing of far-right activist


A french flag with a 'Justice for Quentin' message is displayed as people gather to pay tribute to Quentin, an activist who died from injuries sustained during a beating on February 12 in Lyon, during a demonstration at the Place de la Sorbonne in Paris, France, February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Eleven people, including two ⁠aides to a French far-left lawmaker, were arrested in France overnight and early on Wednesday on suspicion ⁠of involvement in the killing of a far-right activist last weekend in Lyon, according to the ‌Lyon prosecutor's office, which has opened a murder investigation.

Among those arrested were at least one aide and two other people connected to Raphael Arnault, a lawmaker from far-left party France Unbowed (LFI), who said on Tuesday that the aide, Jacques-Elie Favrot, had "stopped all parliamentary work".

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