Drug-related killings shake French city of Marseille

Prosecutor says city faces "savagery" after taxi driver killed by 14-year-old and another child, 15, is stabbed to death.

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Last week, a 14-year-old murdered a taxi driver during a botched revenge mission for the brutal killing of a 15-year-old.

Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone has warned that the city's drug lords were recruiting young boys to kill "without any remorse or reflection".

During a press conference on Sunday, Mr Bessone described the "unprecedented savagery" of the 15-year-old's murder linked to a feud between two gangs known as the "DZ Mafia" and the "Blacks".

According to prosecutors, a member of the DZ Mafia, who is currently in prison, hired the boy for €2,000 ($2,192; £1,676) to "intimidate" a competitor by setting fire to his door.

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