France, Feb. 16 -- Quentin, a 23-year-old mathematics student linked to the far-right collective Nemesis, died after being severely beaten during clashes in the city of Lyon on Thursday evening.

Nemesis is known for high-profile actions opposing immigration and feminism, and for staging protests targeting left-wing political figures.

According to the group, Quentin had been "helping provide security" for its members as they demonstrated near the university Sciences Po Lyon, where Rima Hassan, a Member of the European Parliament from the far-left party France Unbowed, was holding a conference.

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