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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Police bust into a building through the windows, swinging from the chandeliers:
“Ha ha! Zis is a raid! En garde naives…!”
Fight music and clashing of swords starts.