Two young people aged 17 and 25 were killed during the night of September 14 to 15 in Saint-Ouen in Seine-Saint-Denis.
The two bodies had been discovered in the basement of a building located in an area known to be home to major drug trafficking.
Friday, September 25, hundreds of people - around 350 - marched in the city against violence and "our young people [who]
are being murdered in our city
".
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The two boys, Tidiane Bagayoko and Sofiane Mjaiber, were known to the police for drug trafficking, an evil that "
plagues
" this popular city north of Paris, where competition between drug outlets has degenerated, according to the authorities. inhabitants, in a veritable "
war of territories
".
"
This is an opportunity to educate young people to get out of this world of trafficking which is very lucrative for them
", detailed Abdellatif Hedda, one of the organizers of the march, made up of a majority of young people and without the families of the victims.
The city's PS mayor, Karim Bouamrane, took part in the march, which crossed several deal points scattered around the city.
The deputy (LFI) of the constituency, Éric Coquerel, was also present, as well as the president of the department Stéphane Troussel.
