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Second Brother Murdered: Anti-Drugs Campaigner Faces Violence

11/14/2025

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Amine Kessaci, a 22-year-old anti-drugs campaigner, has lost his second brother in Marseille.
Mehdi, aged 20, was shot while parking his car in Marseille's city center.
Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said Mehdi had no criminal record.
The elder brother Brahim was murdered in 2020.
The investigation is ongoing, with at least 14 drug-related murders in the Marseille region this year, and the killings may serve as a warning to Amine.

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Story summary

Amine Kessaci, a 22-year-old anti-drugs campaigner, has lost his second brother in Marseille.
Mehdi, aged 20, was shot while parking his car in Marseille's city center.
Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said Mehdi had no criminal record.
The elder brother Brahim was murdered in 2020.
The investigation is ongoing, with at least 14 drug-related murders in the Marseille region this year, and the killings may serve as a warning to Amine.