Three people have been killed in south-eastern France after a gang of about 10 gunmen burst into a Marseille bar and sprayed the room with bullets.
Police said the attack at Les Marronniers brasserie appeared to be a settling of scores among members of the French underworld.
Two people died at the scene, a third later, one was less seriously injured and a fifth man ran off bleeding.
One of dead men was a convicted drug dealer, police said.
Correspondents say gangsters in Marseille have been battling for control of the drugs and slot machine markets.
Two people were killed in a shooting on New Year's Eve.
In the 1970s there were two bar massacres in Marseille, including one in October 1978 in which 10 people were killed.
Police said the attack at Les Marronniers brasserie appeared to be a settling of scores among members of the French underworld.
Two people died at the scene, a third later, one was less seriously injured and a fifth man ran off bleeding.
One of dead men was a convicted drug dealer, police said.
Correspondents say gangsters in Marseille have been battling for control of the drugs and slot machine markets.
Two people were killed in a shooting on New Year's Eve.
In the 1970s there were two bar massacres in Marseille, including one in October 1978 in which 10 people were killed.
