One killed, five injured in attack on wedding hall in Thionville, France
Police officers are at work on the site of a shooting that occured overnight during a wedding party in Thionville, eastern France, on June 30, 2024 A person was killed and four other wounded during the shooting. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / PHOTO: AFP)
One person was killed and five others wounded in northeastern France when several masked gunmen opened fire at a wedding ceremony, police sources said on Sunday.
Sources suggested that the attack in the northeastern city of Thionville was linked to a settling of scores between drug traffickers.
The shooting took place at a reception hall overnight Saturday to Sunday, with around a hundred people in attendance.
Two people were seriously injured and one of them was in a critical condition.
The perpetrators of the shooting have fled the scene.
"It was during a wedding," a police source said.
"At a quarter past one in the morning, a group of people went outside to smoke in front of the hall, and then three heavily armed men arrived and opened fire in their direction."