France detains two after gunmen kill bride at wedding party

MARSEILLE: Two people in France have been taken into custody after a 27-year-old bride was killed at a wedding party in a village in southeastern France, a source close to the case said on Monday.

The bride was killed when gunmen attacked a wedding party in the tiny village of Goult early Sunday, with one of the assailants also dying during the assault. Three people, including the 25-year-old groom and a 13-year-old child, were injured in the attack, which plunged the picturesque village into shock.

The violence might be linked to possible drug-related score-settling, according to sources. At around 4:30 am (0230 GMT) the newlyweds were leaving the party when they were confronted by the masked assailants.