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CBS News
14 hours ago
- CBS News
2 charged with murder after bride shot dead, groom and 13-year-old nephew wounded at wedding party in France
Two men have been charged with murder as part of a criminal gang after a 27-year-old bride was shot dead at a wedding party in southeastern France, prosecutors said. Gunmen opened fire last Sunday at a wedding celebration in Goult, a hilltop village overlooking lavender fields, in what sources said might have been drug-related score settling. Four masked men shot at several guests, including the newlyweds and the bride's 13-year-old nephew, in a car park outside the village hall, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said late Thursday. "The assailants opened fire, fatally wounding the bride, who was hit several times near the carotid artery," Bessone said. "The shots also hit the groom, who had several wounds in the upper body," he said, adding that the boy had a lung injury and was initially in critical condition. The groom's sister was also hit in the shoulder. One of the attackers was killed. He was "shot in the back and head" and also "hit by a vehicle during the attack," said the prosecutor. A pedestrian walks in a street of the town where a fatal shooting took place during a wedding party in Goult, in the southern French department of Vaucluse, on June 22, 2025. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images His three accomplices fled on foot. Two of them were detained in a nearby town several hours later and the fourth is on the run. Le Figaro reported that the suspects were also linked to a second shooting the same day in the nearby city of Avignon, where a man was shot dead and another injured near the a shopping center. After 96 hours in police custody, the two suspects appeared before a magistrate on Thursday and charged with murder and attempted murder as part of an organized gang. They have been remanded in custody. The Marseille public prosecutor did not specify their motives. But a source close to the case said the 25-year-old groom was known to police for drug and organized crime offences. The violence might be linked to possible drug-related score-settling, said another source. As of 2022, Goult had a population of just over 1,000 people. The village is located in southeast France, about 50 miles north of Marseille, a port city that has been shaken by drug-related killings in recent years. The French government has recently vowed to intensify the fight against narcotics and drug-related crime.
Toronto Sun
15 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Two charged with murder after bride killed in French wedding attack
Four masked men shot at several guests, including the newlyweds and the bride's 13-year-old nephew Several gunmen opened fire at a wedding celebration in Goult, a hilltop village overlooking lavender fields in southeastern France. Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP MARSEILLE — Two men have been charged with murder as part of a criminal gang after a 27-year-old bride was shot dead at a wedding party in southeastern France, prosecutors said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Gunmen opened fire last Sunday at a wedding celebration in Goult, a hilltop village overlooking lavender fields, in what sources said might have been drug-related score settling. Four masked men shot at several guests, including the newlyweds and the bride's 13-year-old nephew, in a car park outside the village hall, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said late Thursday. 'The assailants opened fire, fatally wounding the bride, who was hit several times near the carotid artery,' Bessone said. 'The shots also hit the groom, who had several wounds in the upper body,' he said, adding that the boy had a lung injury and was initially in critical condition. The groom's sister was also hit in the shoulder. One of the attackers was killed. He was 'shot in the back and head' and also 'hit by a vehicle during the attack,' said the prosecutor. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. His three accomplices fled on foot. Two of them were detained in a nearby town several hours later and the fourth is on the run. After 96 hours in police custody, the two suspects appeared before a magistrate on Thursday and charged with murder and attempted murder as part of an organised gang. They have been remanded in custody. The Marseille public prosecutor did not specify their motives. But a source close to the case said the 25-year-old groom was known to police for drug and organised crime offences. The violence might be linked to possible drug-related score-settling, said another source. Toronto Raptors Sunshine Girls Music Canada Celebrity
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Campaigners hail move to prosecute owners of French steelworks over pollution
Environmental and residents' action groups on Tuesday hailed a decision to charge the steel group ArcelorMittal with pumping toxic fumes into the atmosphere in south-eastern France and attempting to cover up its tracks. Campaigners have been battling with the company for nearly a decade over the emissions from the ArcelorMittal plant in the industrial port zone of Fos-sur-Mer some 40km north-west of Marseille. They say emissions contained benzene, lead and cadmium - all classified as carcinogens and mutagens. They claim the plumes of smoke from the plant also contained toxic agents such as nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide. Following a report published by the investigative website Mediapart, the Marseille public prosecutor Nicolas Bessone told the French news agency AFP that ArcelorMittal faced charges of endangering the lives of others as well as forgery and use of forgeries. ArcelorMittal, which has been placed under judicial supervision, denies the charges. "We welcome this good news," Julie Andreu, a lawyer for the campaign group, told AFP. "I'm satisfied that the courts have done their job and got to the bottom of it," aded Daniel Moutet, president of the Association for the Defence and Protection of the Coastline of the Gulf of Fos (ADPLGF), which was behind the collective complaint filed in 2018. ArcelorMittal has invested more than 735 million euros since 2014 to modernise its facilities in order to reduce emission levels. Its direct CO2 emissions have averaged 5.6 Mt/year over the last five years. (With news wires) Read more on RFI EnglishRead also:French bosses' leader calls ArcelorMittal nationalisation threat scandalousFrench minister doubts ArcelorMittal would stick to deal to keep furnaces openFrench government helps ArcelorMittal speed up shift to more green energy
