Suddenly, at the Claudie-Darcy roundabout in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Nabil, a student in the city of Marseille, Alain, a specialist educator in Vitrolles, Franck, a businessman in Hérault and even Denise, an octogenarian from Var, raised their hands towards the blue sky clear of all clouds and mistrals. A sign in memory of Mehdi Kessaci, a 20-year-old “kid” with no history, who fell, right here on November 13, due to bullets from a duo of motorbike killers who are still on the run.
“You are still alive, we are still alive. Let us stand up, stand up, stand up,” urged his older brother, Amine Kessaci, 22, an environmental activist and well-known figure in the fight against drug bandits in the north seconds earlier.
