Clashes have erupted in Paris after three people were killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre that the French government said appeared to have been racially motivated.
French media reported that a 69-year-old man opened fire on a group of people at the Ahmet-Kaya centre on Rue d’Enghien in the 10th arrondissement on Friday morning. Shots were also fired at a hairdresser’s and a restaurant in the street. Three people have been wounded, one critically.
Prosecutors said police detained the alleged gunman, who had previous convictions for assault and possession of an illegal weapon, and seized a weapon within minutes of the shooting. He was wounded in the face and taken to hospital.
There are major riots in Paris after today’s deadly terror attack against a Kurdish cultural center.
Members of the Kurdish community started attacking French police near the site of the attack and the unrest is now spreading to other parts of town too. pic.twitter.com/yyXE58aBwv
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 23, 2022
Following the shooting earlier today in which 3 Kurdish decent immigrants were killed by a Turkish man, Kurds began to riot in Paris and in other French cities. pic.twitter.com/nzpshRfhCV
— Sue (@SimplySusie3) December 23, 2022
Coming next year…
‘Paris Has Fallen’.
— Foxtrot 🇬🇧 (@Foxtrot_Cop) December 23, 2022
