Bride Shot Dead As Gunmen Open Fire At Wedding In France
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Bride Shot Dead As Gunmen Open Fire At Wedding In France

France: A bride has been shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire on June 25. One suspected attacker was also killed in an apparent exchange of fire, and the groom and a 13-year-old child were seriously wounded during the incident in the village of Goult.

A manhunt involving dozens of police officers and a helicopter is under way for an unknown number of suspects who managed to flee. The violence is linked to drug-related score-settling. Authorities have opened a murder and attempted murder investigation.

According to locals , At about couple was leaving the wedding party in the village hall when unidentified assailants opened fire. The surviving attackers, who had arrived by car, fled on foot after the shooting. A total of 28 people were present in the hall at the time of the attack. One woman was also lightly injured in the incident. The hall was booked in March "for a wedding by people who don't live in the commune.

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