Marseille's public prosecutor stated that the situation in the city of some 860,000 has reached “a whole other level”, expressing his concern that drug-trafficking gangs were recruiting boys at an increasingly young age.

A 15-year-old was “stabbed 50 times” and burned alive as part of a vicious drug turf war. The attack in the southern French city of Marseille is said to be linked to an earlier murder case, according to prosecutors.

The teenager had been hired by a 23-year-old prisoner to intimidate a competitor by setting fire to his door, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said.

In a shocking incident of drug-related violence, a 15-year-old boy was stabbed 50 times and burned alive in Marseille, France. This tragic event highlights the alarming trend of youth involvement in gang wars and the escalating drug-related crime in the city,

Prosecutor says city faces "savagery" after taxi driver killed by 14-year-old and another child, 15, is stabbed to death.

The southern French city of Marseille was this week shaken by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was "stabbed 50 times" and burned alive, prosecutors said on Sunday.