MARSEILLE, FRANCE, LOCALS CALL “ON BATMAN” TO FIGHT CRIME

Desperate locals in the French city of Marseille have posted a mock advert calling on Batman to come and fight crime in the city. The call came after a week of violence, which left one pensioner dead.

Marseille has seen a surge in violent crime in recent years, mostly linked to the drugs trade.

Poverty blights to French port town, with only half the residents paying income tax.

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