A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing three people and wounding four others.
Witnesses said the attacker targeted a Kurdish community centre and restaurant and prosecutors said they would look into a possible racist motive.
A suspect aged 69 was quickly arrested and it soon emerged he was freed from custody recently.
Authorities appealed for people to avoid the area in Strasbourg-Saint Denis in the 10th district of Paris.
There is no confirmed motive for the shooting, but Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed that that the suspect had just been released, a year after he had attacked tents at a migrant camp in Paris with a sword.
🔴BREAKING: Shooting that targeted a Kurdish restaurant and hair salon kills three people in central Paris.
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