France Demands Answers: U.S. Ambassador Summoned Over Activist's Controversial Death
France has summoned the U.S. ambassador over comments made about the killing of a prominent activist, sparking diplomatic tensions between the allies.
The French government has summoned the U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, in response to comments made by U.S. officials regarding the death of a prominent activist in France. The move represents the latest diplomatic tensions between the two allied nations.
The incident in question involves the killing of Olivier Tonnellier, a French environmental activist who was shot and killed during a protest against a planned airport expansion project near the city of Nantes. U.S. officials had made statements suggesting that the French government was responsible for Tonnellier's death, a claim that France has strongly rejected.
In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry said that it had summoned Kushner to express its
Source: The New York Times
