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Marseille 'terrorist' attack: two stabbed to death

Marseille 'terrorist' attack: two stabbed to death

Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by a soldier in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what officials described as a “likely terrorist act”. Police sources said the suspect had …

Russian figure skater sets world record

Russian figure skater sets world record

Russian figure skater Yevgenia Medvedeva set a new world record at the Grand Prix Figure Skating in Marseille. A 17-year-old athlete scored 79.21 points in her short program. Thus, she broke the previous …

Air Algeria plane lands safely after technical fault

Air Algeria plane lands safely after technical fault

An Air Algeria plane en route to Marseille has been forced to return to Algiers due to an unspecified technical failure. The airline said the plane landed safely in the Algerian capital Saturday around 30 minutes after takeoff and no …

England and Russia fans riot in Marseille at Euro 2016

England and Russia fans riot in Marseille at Euro 2016

Violence erupted in Marseille's Old Port district for the third straight day, both before and after a European Championship soccer match between England and Russia on Saturday. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at rival fans …

Turkish Consulate attacked in France

Turkish Consulate attacked in France

Today the Turkish Consulate was attacked in the French city of Marseille. Two unknown people threw Molotov cocktails at the consulate building, one of which hit the flagpole. As A result the …