Paris, Europe Brief News – Three people were killed after an armed man opened fire at a group of people in Paris.
The shooter, who was later arrested, targeted a Kurdish cultural centre and shot members of the local community.
The attack left three people dead and three others injured, medical sources said.
The Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDF-K), which runs the centre that was hit, condemned the attack in a short statement. It also said there would be a vigil this evening to pay tribute to those killed.
There is no confirmed motive for the shooting, but Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed that the suspect had previously been charged with racist violence.
That incident – in which he attacked tents at a migrant camp in Paris with a sword – took place at Bercy on 8 December 2021. It was not clear why he had recently been released.
Le Monde newspaper quoted Ahmet-Kaya Kurdish, a spokesperson for the centre, as saying French authorities had “once more” failed to protect Kurdish people in Paris.
Local Mayor Alexandra Cordebard said the suspect was also wounded in the shooting and that three places had come under fire: the Kurdish community centre, a restaurant and a hairdresser. Two people were shot in the salon.
