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Youth dies from gunshot wounds sustained during drugs gang violence in Poitiers

France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says the French public has to decide whether it wants drugs gangs to rule the streets. AP - Christophe Ena

A 15-year-old youth died on Saturday after he was shot during a night of gangland violence in Poitiers, western France.

The teenager, who has not been named, was hit in the head on Thursday night during a shootout linked to control for drug trafficking networks.

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