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| French police investigate Christmas Eve killing in Marseille French police investigate Christmas Eve killing in Marseille | |
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| French police are investigating the fatal Christmas Eve killing of a 19-year-old in Marseille in which the victim was reportedly shot 15 times. | French police are investigating the fatal Christmas Eve killing of a 19-year-old in Marseille in which the victim was reportedly shot 15 times. |
| Three attackers stormed a cafe in the city late on Saturday and opened fire using a Kalashnikov-style rifle, the prosecutor’s office said. | Three attackers stormed a cafe in the city late on Saturday and opened fire using a Kalashnikov-style rifle, the prosecutor’s office said. |
| The Marseille prosecutor, Xavier Tarabeux, said the attackers fled the scene before police arrived and there were fears that another person may have been kidnapped. | The Marseille prosecutor, Xavier Tarabeux, said the attackers fled the scene before police arrived and there were fears that another person may have been kidnapped. |
| The cafe’s 22-year-old manager was briefly detained for questioning but was released on Sunday. | The cafe’s 22-year-old manager was briefly detained for questioning but was released on Sunday. |
| The victim was not previously known to police, and it is feared that one of the people sitting with him in the cafe may have been taken hostage. | The victim was not previously known to police, and it is feared that one of the people sitting with him in the cafe may have been taken hostage. |
| While investigators could not immediately confirm the attack’s motive, it appeared that the victim had been intentionally targeted as his body was found riddled with 15 bullets, a source close to the investigation said. | While investigators could not immediately confirm the attack’s motive, it appeared that the victim had been intentionally targeted as his body was found riddled with 15 bullets, a source close to the investigation said. |
| The latest killing brought the number of people shot dead in the Bouches-du-Rhône region this year to 33. Most were killed in Marseille, a port city known for its high crime rate. Most of them have been gangland killings. | The latest killing brought the number of people shot dead in the Bouches-du-Rhône region this year to 33. Most were killed in Marseille, a port city known for its high crime rate. Most of them have been gangland killings. |