France will summon US ambassador over comments on activist's death
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- France plans to summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest comments by the Trump administration regarding the beating death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon.
- The U.S. State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau claimed that left-wing militants were responsible for Deranque's death, a statement condemned by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot as politicizing the tragedy.
- Deranque died from brain injuries sustained during a fight linked to a student meeting featuring a far-left lawmaker, amid heightened political tensions ahead of France's presidential election.
- Seven individuals have been preliminarily charged in connection with the killing, including intentional homicide and aggravated violence, with investigations ongoing.
- Barrot also intends to discuss U.S. sanctions
