{"id":56832,"date":"2026-02-18T10:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/french-far-left-party-linked-to-activists-killing-reports-bomb-threat\/18\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:13:04","slug":"french-far-left-party-linked-to-activists-killing-reports-bomb-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/french-far-left-party-linked-to-activists-killing-reports-bomb-threat\/18\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"French far-left party linked to activist&#8217;s killing reports bomb threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Paris, France<\/em> \u2014 France&#8217;s hard-left France Unbowed party said Wednesday it had to evacuate its Paris headquarters following a &#8220;bomb threat,&#8221; after it was accused of having some responsibility for the killing of a far-right activist beaten to death on the sidelines of a protest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The national headquarters of LFI have just been evacuated following a bomb threat. Police services are on site. All employees and activists are safe,&#8221; the party&#8217;s coordinator Manuel Bompard said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Police officers of the dog handling team stand outside French leftist party La France Insoumise (<\/p>\n<p><span>(Charlotte SIEMON\/AFP\/Getty)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The evacuation came hours after French authorities arrested two more suspects over the fatal beating of far-right political activist Quentin Deranque last week. The arrests, announced by a prosecutor in the city of Lyon, brought the number of people detained for questioning over the killing to 11, including eight men and three women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deranque, 23, died after sustaining a severe brain injury when he was attacked by at least six people last week on the sidelines of a far-right protest against a left-wing politician speaking at a university in Lyon, in the southeast of France.<\/p>\n<p>The latest man detained, suspected of having a direct link to the violence, and his partner, suspected of having helped him evade justice, were taken into custody as part of the investigation for &#8220;intentional homicide,&#8221; said Thierry Dran, the prosecutor for Lyon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A photograph taken in Paris, France, Feb. 15, 2026, shows a French flag bearing a portrait and a slogan reading \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"644\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hZeVfHhwjEQ53lBikXLKYQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cbs_news_897\/6d76b53b87d29315a9538aa22f02622a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A photograph taken in Paris, France, Feb. 15, 2026, shows a French flag bearing a portrait and a slogan reading <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Six of the other detainees are suspected of having participated in the beating and three of aiding them, a source following the case said, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>An assistant to Raphael Arnault, a member of parliament from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, was among the first four detained, the source told AFP. Arnault said he was firing the assistant, identified by French media as Jacques-Elie Favrot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Arnault was the cofounder of the &#8220;Jeune Garde Antifasciste&#8221; (Antifascist Young Guard) a far-left radical movement launched in 2018 that focused on opposing far-right, nationalist, and neo-Nazi movements in France. It was created in response to activities by the far-right organization Bastion Social, which was banned in 2019. The Jeune Garde was banned by the French government in June 2025, following accusations that it was inciting violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group has challenged the dissolution order in the French courts, and a ruling is expected this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The killing of Deranque has fueled tension between France&#8217;s far right and far left ahead of municipal elections in March, and the looming 2027 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm and restraint on Feb. 14, after Deranque was attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/investigators-reviewing-retail-sales-records-for-clues-in-nancy-guthrie-case?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Investigators reviewing retail sales records for clues in Nancy Guthrie case;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Investigators reviewing retail sales records for clues in Nancy Guthrie case<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/critical-leads-as-nancy-guthrie-search-enters-third-week?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Investigators chase critical leads as Nancy Guthrie search enters third week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Investigators chase critical leads as Nancy Guthrie search enters third week<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/robert-duvall-dies-at-95?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies at 95;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies at 95<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/french-far-left-party-linked-113439298.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, France &mdash; France&rsquo;s hard-left France Unbowed party said Wednesday it had to evacuate its Paris headquarters following a &ldquo;bomb threat,&rdquo; after<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/french-far-left-party-linked-to-activists-killing-reports-bomb-threat\/18\/02\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/w1Dg855__Ws1T7O8Ozwgcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cbs_news_897\/40f07f88a1efb2633344e4971696e0c7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}