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Marseille Buries Mehdi Kessaci Under Heavy Police Guard After Commando-Style Killing

Police consider the attack an intimidation message possibly targeting his anti-narcotics brother, with the shooters still unidentified.

Overview

  • The 20-year-old was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Tuesday under an exceptional security deployment that included RAID, CRS and local police units.
  • Amine Kessaci, a public advocate against drug networks, attended under protection wearing a bulletproof vest.
  • Investigators are searching for the assailants who opened fire from a scooter, with no arrests or publicly identified suspects reported.
  • Residents in the Frais-Vallon neighborhood describe pervasive threats and a climate of fear, though hundreds left flowers at the shooting site.
  • Local reporting says Mehdi had no known police record, and the family has called for a public gathering this weekend under reinforced security.