Head of French anti-homophobia group assaulted in Paris

The president of a French gay association has been beaten in what he said was a homophobic attack on the streets of Paris.

Guillaume Mélanie, president of Urgence Homophobie, said he was leaving a restaurant in the centre of the city when the attack happened.

He suffered a broken nose and went to hospital for treatment.

The story prompted an outpouring of support and condemnation of frequent such attacks in the French capital.