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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.

Read More: France 24

Mob ‘attacks’ police during Islamic veil ID check – FRANCE – FRANCE 24

Mob ‘attacks’ police during Islamic veil ID check – FRANCE – FRANCE 24.

A mob of around 50 people attacked police as they ID checked a woman wearing the full Islamic veil in Marseille, France.

It is illegal to wear the full veil in France after former President Sarkozy, passed the controversial law in 2010.

Four people were arrested, but very soon released; a move which has angered the head of the Alliance police union.

Marseille has problems with gun crime and violence is common, relations between locals and the authorities are already tense.