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Oct 2024
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Gangs of Marseille: Inside France's drug...

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A new era of violence is erupting in the French city of Marseille between rival drug gangs. Deaths are soaring - with 49 murders in the first half of this year already. We go inside the city to find out how social media is helping to recruit children as young as 14 to carry out the killings.

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Guest: Peter Conradi, Europe Editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Image credit: Getty Images.

Further listening: Cocaine Inc.

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