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Marseilles, France: Third Shooting with Assault Rifles in a Week [Francais]

2 December 2011

Le Nouvel Observateur (France) / AP

[Translated Summary: In a third such shooting in a week in Marseilles, law enforcement authorities bemoaned the fact that the use of assault rifles, such as Kalachnikovs, has become a banality. Kalachnikovs are available for 500 to 1,000 Euros on the streets of Marseilles.] MARSEILLE — Une nouvelle fusillade a éclaté dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi dans le XVe arrondissement de Marseille, dans les quartiers nord de la ville, faisant un mort et un blessé grave,... (GunPolicy.org)

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