Nine Arrested After Jacques-Elie Favrot Linked to Activist Murder

French authorities arrested nine suspects, including Jacques-Elie Favrot, following the fatal assault of Quentin Deranque in Lyon.Jacques-Elie Favrot, an assistant to Raphaël Arnault of the France Unbowed party, was banned from the National Assembly after the victim succumbed to severe brain injuries.Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin blamed far-left militants for the violence while Jean-Luc Mélenchon condemned the attack during a period of intense political polarization.