It is not known why the brawl broke out. Six alleged members of the ultra-left movement were indicted for aggravated violence after a brawl in a bar in Vieux Lyon, a district traditionally frequented by ultra-right groups, we learned Friday from the parquet.
These six individuals "suspected of belonging to the ultra-left movement" were released and placed under judicial supervision after their indictment for "aggravated violence" and "degradation in meeting" in particular, said the prosecutor of Lyon. The investigation continues “to determine the context and the reasons for this violent act”.
They allegedly attacked three men at the table
The accused are part of a group of about twenty people who degraded a bar in Vieux Lyon Tuesday evening and "took to task" three men seated on the terrace. Two of them were prescribed two and four days of total absence from work.
“It was targeted”, according to Ben, the manager of the “Big White” bar, quoted in the pages of Progress . "The antifa group had spotted one of them affiliated with the extreme right". Still according to the regional daily, the day after this brawl, around thirty activists claiming to be ultra-right gathered in front of the bar and threw smoke bombs.
Ultra-right activists are regularly visible in Lyon, the site of several small groups such as Action Française, Bastion Social or Génération Identitaire. Last year, the demonstrations of the "yellow vests" had been the scene of numerous clashes between ultra-left and ultra-right activists in processions.
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