A person in his 30s was killed and a number of other others injured in a taking pictures at a Turkish marriage ceremony in northeastern France, police stated.
French media reported that three armed males sporting turbans arrived at a reception in Thionville late on Saturday evening and opened hearth on friends.
“Le Figaro” quoted police sources as saying that the attacker got here at 1:15 a.m. native time to “settle scores between well-known Mosel gangs.”
Police stated a pregnant girl was among the many injured, and three of the injured have been reported to be in vital situation at close by Bellaire Hospital.
In line with French media reviews, the gunman drove a four-wheel-drive automobile to the occasion within the Lorraine area close to the border with Germany and Luxembourg, the place about 100 folks have been celebrating on the Eden Palace.
Agence France-Presse quoted a police supply as saying: “At 1:15 within the morning, a bunch of individuals went to smoke in entrance of the foyer exterior, after which three closely armed males opened hearth of their course.”
The boys reportedly used automated weapons and shotguns.
The boys fired “dozens of photographs,” prosecutor Nancy François Cappin-Dourhorst stated in a press release, including that 4 folks have been hit by bullets. It’s stated that the victims have been aged between 25 and 50 years previous.
By the point emergency companies arrived, the attacker had fled the scene.
Native newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain reported that police have been investigating whether or not the automotive got here from Germany or Luxembourg – about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) aside.
The border space of Lorraine is usually the positioning of drug-trafficking-related violence.
In line with Le Parisien, the authorities knew that the deceased and injured have been concerned in drug-related circumstances.
In Might 2023, 5 folks have been injured in a taking pictures between rival gangs within the neighboring city of Villerupt.
