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Drug war shakes France’s Marseille as rival gangs shoot it out (www.aljazeera.com)
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Two gangs, “Yoda” and “DZ Mafia” are vying for control of the drugs market in the notorious northern neighbourhoods of France’s second biggest city.

Since the start of the year, 36 people have died in the gang war, according to an AFP news agency count, already five more than in all of 2022.

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[–] HumbertTetere@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

The 36 dead this year mentioned in the post description are only for the direct conflict between the two biggest groups, the total is double that.

The two gangs were behind 80 percent of the total of 68 gang-related killings or attempted killings in Marseille this year, she added.