Feb. 23 (UPI) -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday he will summon the U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments the embassy made about "violent radical leftism."
On Wednesday, police in France arrested 11 people for the beating death of a far-right activist at a protest in Lyon, France. Quentin Deranque, 23, died Feb. 14 after he sustained a severe brain injury from the attack. Prosecutor Thierry Dran said Deranque had been "thrown to the ground and beaten by at least six individuals."
"Violent radical leftism is on the rise and its role in Quentin Deranque's death demonstrates the threat it poses to public safety. We will continue to monitor the situation and expect to see the perpetrators of violence brought to justice," the U.S. embassy in France and the State Department Bureau of Counter-Terrorism said on X.
Barrot responded by saying he will summon Kushner for "interference."
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