Ultra-Right Group Attacks Pro-Palestine Conference: Investigation Underway

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An investigation, in particular for “aggravated violence”, was opened after the attack on a conference dedicated to the Palestinian situation by an ultra-right group, Saturday November 11. The Minister of the Interior seems to open the door to a dissolution.

On the videos, especially elderly people. Panicked, they hesitate between sitting or fleeing, but where? Outside, we hear the shots of weapons, as well as the explosions of mortar fireworks hitting the door, the windows, the facade. Around fifty members of the Lyon ultra-right attacked the Maison des passages on Saturday, November 11, an intercultural space in which a conference on Palestine was organized. Dressed in black, hooded and galvanized by a strong feeling of impunity, these identity activists slowly left the scene to the cry of “the street, France belongs to me”.

On the far-right Telegram channel Ouest Casual, it was the identity group Guignol Squad which claimed responsibility during the night from Saturday to Sunday for the “attack on a pro-Palestine conference. The antifas will end up with several serious injuries, hide inside the room and end up calling the police.”

At least three people were injured and taken to hospital. One of the attackers was arrested, according to the prefecture. Information confirmed by the public prosecutor, who specifies that “the individual is still in police custody” and that “investigations are currently continuing”. The Lyon public prosecutor’s office also indicated to Libération that an investigation into “accounts for aggravated violence, degradation in meetings, participation in a group with a view to preparing violence or

2023-11-12 20:57:12
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