Photo: AFPThe Local · 12 Sep 2016, 16:48Published: 12 Sep 2016 16:48 GMT+02:00Locals in the northern city of Lille are fighting back in a bid to stop a far-right group from opening a bar in the centre of Lille in northern France. Far-right group Generation Identitaire has plans to open a new bar in the centre of Lille, just 200 metres from the Grand Palais. The bar, called La Citadelle, is scheduled to open on September 24th, but has already prompted calls for the bar to be banned. petition launched by local Greens councilor Josiane Dabit has garnered over 4,300 signatures since Friday. Story continues below…One comment below the petition says that the bar "doesn't reflect the typical human exchanges in Lille".

Source: The Local September 12, 2016 15:00 UTC