PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday that he would summon the U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments on the killing of a French far-
France to Summon U.S. Envoy After Remarks on Far-Right Activist’s Death
Diplomatic Row Between France and the United States
PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday that he would summon the U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last week.
Killing of Quentin Deranque
French far-right activist Quentin Deranque was beaten to death in a fight with alleged hard-left activists, in an incident that shocked the nation.
Warnings About Radical Leftism
U.S. Embassy and State Department Response
The U.S. Embassy in France and the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism said they were monitoring the case, warning on X that "violent radical leftism was on the rise" and should be treated as a public safety threat.
Reporting and Editing Credits
(Reporting by Layli Foroudi; Editing by Alex Richardson)
