Gunfight and brawl in western France seriously wounds five people

Violence in France's Couronneries neighborhood and Poitiers city has been linked to rival drug gangs, with a shooting escalating into a brawl on Thursday night, injuring five people including a 15-year-old boy. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau stated the incident is an alarming sign of drug-related violence increasing in the country. The situation is expected to worsen with extra police forces being deployed to the area later on Friday.