A suicide probe was opened after a man was found dead in a French river to highlight the crackdown on protests

Mourners placed candles and wreaths on the riverside railings, an AFP correspondent said.French authorities are investigating as suicide the drowning of a man in the south-eastern city of Lyon who had said on social media he was going to kill himself to draw attention to the protest crackdown.

December 27, 2022 | 11:18 pm