Act II of October 24: after the looting, Marseille between displayed firmness and security about-face

“The police were massacred”: expected at the turning point after the violence of October 17, Laurent Nuñez postpones his visit this Monday to Marseille

DECRYPTION - In the Marseille city, while Saturday was particularly chaotic, a controversy grew around a security system which was allegedly undersized. Questioned by Benoît Payan, the Minister of the Interior will ultimately not go to Marseille this Monday.

“The city center was completely out of control”: did 30,000 looters really robbed Marseille?

DECRYPTION - The Phocaean city was the target of impressive looting on the sidelines of the mobilizations of October 17. The number of thieves put forward by the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters is contested by the mayor, Benoît Payan.

Marseille: a woman killed by mistake in her apartment, four suspects indicted

The victim, aged around forty, was shot and killed in his own apartment in the city center in July 2025. An armed commando opened fire on his front door, but he had hit the wrong target.