Nov. 1 (UPI) --At least five people were injured after a shootout led to a mass brawl in the city of Poitiers, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Friday. Three teenagers were among those injured in the incident on Thursday night, which began ...

At least five people were injured after a shootout led to a mass brawl in the city of Poitiers, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Friday.Th

France's interior minister said that a shooting at a restaurant led to a brawl involving several hundred rival gang members overnight in Poitiers. At least five people were wounded.A shootout between rival drug gangs left five teens injured with gunshot wounds and sparked a violent melee involving hundreds of participants late Thursday in the western French city of Poitiers.

A 15-year-old youth was fighting for his life on Friday after a shooting and mass brawl in Poitiers in western France. Four other people - including two 16-year-olds - were shot and injured during fighting involving up to 600 people on Thursday night.

Five people were wounded, including three minors, in a drive-by shooting against a bar in Poitiers, north-west France, and which was followed by a mass brawl involving up to 600 people, according to

France is facing a critical moment in its fight against drug-related violence, according to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. His warning comes after a massive shoot-out in the western city of Poitiers left a teenager fighting for his life and four others seriously wounded.