Photo taken on January 12, 2012 of police officers during an operation to combat drug and arms trafficking in the city of Bassens, in the northern districts of Marseille.

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G. JULIEN / AFP

A man was wounded by bullets on Tuesday in the northern districts, more precisely in the city of Bassens, in the 14th arrondissement of Marseille, learned

20 minutes

from a police source, confirming information from

La Provence.

According to the same source, which evokes a possible settling of scores, the vehicle of the police officers who intervened quickly on the spot was the target of shots from the same attackers, on the run.

The police were not injured, however.

An investigation has been entrusted to the judicial police of Marseille which remains unreachable at the time of this writing.

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  • Northern districts