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RARE PHOTOS: Marseille to march in silence after murder reignites drug crime debate | Vintage Vibes

A makeshift memorial to Mehdi Kessaci, brother of a prominent anti-drug activist in Marseille, at the roundabout where he was shot dead on 13 November 2025 in a killing believed to be linked to drug traffickers. AFP - CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Thousands are expected to join a silent march in the southern French port city of Marseille on Saturday in tribute to 20-year-old Mehdi Kessaci, who was shot dead on 13 November.

The killing of Kessaci is being treated as an act of intimidation linked to his brother Amine’s anti-drug crime activism, and has put Marseille's long-running battle with narco-violence back at the forefront of national politics.

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