Gunfire from a car hit the restaurant and bar at the Place Coimbra in Poitiers with roughly a dozen bullets. Responding police were attacked by young people in the midst of the fight between the rival gangs. France Info, citing police sources, said the ...

Five people, including teenagers, have been seriously wounded during a major shootout in France as the country's issues with drug related-violence turn critical

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 drug trafficking-related shooting in the western French city of Poitiers escalated into a brawl on Thursday night, potentially involving up to 600 people, French authorities say.

At least five people were injured in a shooting on Thursday night in Poitiers, west-central France, leading to a gang brawl involving several hundred people, the French news channel BFMTV reported on Friday.

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.