Police have linked a recent contract killing to an encrypted Telegram-based service, the outlet has reported

French gangsters are using a Telegram-based service dubbed ‘UberKills’ to order assassinations, Le Monde has reported. According to the newspaper, clients communicate via the app with a service manager who passes target information and weapons to the assassin.

The killing of a 19-year-old man in eastern France in April has been linked to the network, Le Monde reported on Friday. The victim, Abdel-Hakim B., was shot three times in the head, and the attack was broadcast on the Snapchat social media app before emergency services arrived.

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