New progress in the investigation into the assassination of ex-rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu on Saturday in Paris.

The arrested woman will be presented Tuesday to an examining magistrate with a view to her indictment, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.

His police custody was lifted Monday evening, according to the same source.

Aged 24 and close to the main suspect, a far-right activist, she was driving the car from which two other suspects allegedly shot the former Argentinian international on a boulevard in the 6th arrondissement, according to a source close to investigation.

Both men are still wanted.

Two suspected far-right activists

Federico Martin Aramburu, ex-Argentine rugby international, was shot dead at the age of 42 in Paris on Saturday at dawn, after an altercation in a bar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

After a "dispute" between two groups at Le Mabillon bar, they were separated by bouncers, according to a police source, but the suspects "returned shortly afterwards with a vehicle and fired shots".

“Several impacts” of bullets were noted on the spot, added a source close to the investigation.

The athlete died on the spot as a result of his injuries.

According to the first elements, two men would have fired shots.

Federico Martin Aramburu, born in 1980, former center or winger for Biarritz (2004-2006), Perpignan (2006-2008) or Dax (2008-2010), had 22 selections with Argentina.

Since retiring from sport, he still lived in Biarritz and worked for a tourism company.

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Assassination of ex-rugby player Aramburu: A woman taken into custody

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What we know about the murder of former rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu in the middle of Paris

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