France, Aug. 31 -- Picavet, a police officer and president of FLAG!, an association defending the rights of LGBTQ people within France's justice and interior ministries, was attacked as he left a bar in the Marais district of central Paris in the early hours of Saturday.

He was struck with a bottle and suffered multiple injuries, including internal bleeding, a head wound and a black eye, the Paris prosecutor's office said.

"When I get better, when my wounds have healed, I will continue the fight," he told France Inter radio on Monday.

"I am particularly shocked, but it tells me that there is still work to do," he said. Police officer and LGBTQ activist Pierre Picavet suffered multiple injuries. Suspect in court

The suspected attacker,...