India, Feb. 21 -- A slain right-wing activist in Lyon brought France and Italy head-on, with a war of words erupting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

23-year-old Quentin Deranque died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a demonstration against a politician from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party in the southeastern city of Lyon last week.

The death has brought France on edge, with the government blaming the "radical left" for the killing.

Seven people, including Jacques-Elie Favrot, an assistant to Raphael Arnault, a member of parliament from LFI, will face murder charges in the case, AFP quoted a prosecutor as saying on Thursday. Th...