Gunfight in Poitiers is latest to injure children, with minister saying country at ‘tipping point’ on drug violenceA massive shootout linked to drug trafficking has seriously wounded a teenager and four others in western France, the interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, said, in the latest such gunfight to injure children.The shootout erupted overnight in front of a restaurant in Poitiers, Retailleau told BFMTV/RMC radio on Friday. “What started as a shooting at a restaurant ended up in a fight between rival gangs that involved several hundred people”, he said. Continue reading…
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Author : Agence France-Presse in Paris
Publish date : 2024-11-01 09:38:59
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Massive shootout ‘of several hundred people’ in France seriously wounds five
