France's second city is in the grip of正在經歷 a violent turf war地盤爭奪 over drugs. It's not new but it's getting worse all the time. 19 people have now been killed in the Marseille region this year alone, two this week. The police say nearly all the killings are carried out by riva競爭者, 對手l drug dealers毒販 on the gritty不友善的 housing estates屋 in the north of the city, using machine guns from eastern Europe bought on the black market.
While the government quickly ruled out sending in the military, the prime minister has announced公布 an urgent meeting will be held next week to examine檢查 the situation in France's second-biggest city.
The illegal drug trade used to be run by the Marseille and Corsican underworld地下社會. However, the authorities say they have now been replaced by far more ruthless無情的 and reckless魯莽的 French youths of North African origin who see drugs as a quick route out of poverty.
With drug dealing the biggest single employer on many housing estates, the police say no matter how many people are arrested there are always youths ready to fill the vacuum.
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