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Two dead in shooting in southern France

Xinhua, November 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two men were killed and another was wounded around Monday midnight in a shooting in the southern French city of Marseille, local media reported on Tuesday.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire at four men who sat in a car in a tunnel near the old port of Marseille before escaping with their own vehicle that was later found burned down.

According to local media, one of the victims died instantly and the other succumbed to his injuries.

Police launched an investigation, but no more details have been unveiled yet. Endi