‘Heavy’, ‘unhappy’ and ‘more and more intense’ environment at rally for killed far-right activist

A number of lots of joined a march organised by far-right teams on Saturday after a nationalist activist died from a beating in Lyon in an incident that highlighted a local weather of deep political tensions forward of subsequent yr’s presidential vote. Reporting from Lyon, FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot stated the environment was “heavy, unhappy and more and more intense”, including that “a number of younger males carrying wood sticks” had been current on the rally.