Outgoing French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who is visiting Marseille for two days, welcomes a 60% drop in homicides in the city compared to last year. "Despite the fact that a large number of police officers have been deployed to Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis for the Olympic Games, the police force has performed effectively in safeguarding the residents of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, and all tourists to this magnificent region.," says Darmanin. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES