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Masked Gunman Attacks French Prison Amid Drug Lord Controversy

4/22/2025

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In a shocking turn of events, a masked gunman unleashed a barrage of fifteen bullets at La Farlède prison in France, all while torrential rain poured down. This brazen attack is part of a disturbing trend, with eleven prisons targeted in what appears to be a fierce retaliation against the government's controversial plan to isolate drug lords from the general inmate population.

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In a shocking turn of events, a masked gunman unleashed a barrage of fifteen bullets at La Farlède prison in France, all while torrential rain poured down. This brazen attack is part of a disturbing trend, with eleven prisons targeted in what appears to be a fierce retaliation against the government's controversial plan to isolate drug lords from the general inmate population.