Quote:France attack: Kalashnikov assault on car kills three in Marseille

'Three men have been shot dead in a car in the southern French city of Marseille, which has seen
a recent surge in drug violence. Five people were in the vehicle and had just left a nightclub when
they were fired on with Kalashnikovs, police say.


Le Police enjoying the migratory laws.

Two of those targeted fled the scene, as did the unknown attackers.

Police linked the incident to the drugs trade. It brings to 21 the number of drug-related killings in
Marseille so far this year, AFP news agency says. The latest shooting happened in a residential area
of France's second-largest city. The car carrying the five men - all in their 20s - was fired on shortly
after they left nightclub around 0500.

Investigators told French media that the five were known to police and lived in a housing estate where
drug crime is rife. They said that a car found ablaze near the scene also points to drug violence, as
criminals often burn their vehicles to destroy evidence.

Regional prefect Frederique Camilleri told reporters at the scene that "the entire police force has been
mobilised to find the perpetrators of these despicable crimes and to dismantle the networks of the
traffickers behind this violence".

She added that over the weekend, officers had seized weapons, including three Kalashnikov assault
rifles, and arrested five people on firearms charges linked to the drugs trade. Last month Ms Camilleri
and local prosecutor Dominique Laurens said that turf wars over Marseille's lucrative drug-dealing spots
were turning into a "vendetta"...'

(05-21-2023, 03:42 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: BIAD--

Let us recall that Opération Sentinelle, the operation of the French Army that commits fully TEN per cent of the armed forces to internal security, is ongoing with no end in sight.

https://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/territoire-national/france-metropolitaine/operation-sentinelle

I fear the old France with the advertising covering the entire sides of aged buildings is long gone.  The trope of the man in the beret with a baguette tucked under his armpit ... long gone.  Mirelle Mathieu belting out a rousing rendition of La Marseillaise ... long gone, mon ami.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA

I weep for a France I once knew but which is no more.

Cheers