Paris shooting

A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing three people and wounding three others. Witnesses said the attacker targeted a Kurdish community centre ...

He said it was not yet clear what the shooter's motive was. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the murders had been committed by a "far-right activist". She said she had heard seven or eight bursts of gunfire. "We turned around and saw people running left and right. Two people were shot in the salon. It was not clear why he had recently been released.

Three people died and four others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a Kurdish community center, and a nearby restaurant and barber shop in Paris on ...

“We are evaluating the facts to know if the event should be qualified as an act of terrorism,” the prosecutor’s office said. “When it comes to racist motivations, of course these elements are part of the investigation that was just launched,” Beccuau said. The suspected attacker has been arrested.

PARIS: A shooter killed three people and wounded several others in a gun attack near a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris on Friday (Dec 23), the prosecutor's ...

We're being killed!" "It's starting again. The far right seems to have struck again. With deadly consequences," senior left-wing MP Clementine Autain wrote on Twitter. "Thoughts for the victims and those who witnessed this drama." Thank you to the security forces for their swift action," tweeted deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire.

PARIS - A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in Paris on Friday, killing three people and injuring three ...

The gunman was described by police sources as “Caucasian”, of French nationality, and known for two previous attempted murders in 2016 and 2021. All three dead were members of the local Kurdish community. The Kurdish community centre is used by a charity that works to integrate the Kurdish population in the Paris region.

Three people were injured in the attack on the Kurdish community center in Paris, which police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

[murdered](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/10/kurdish-activists-shot-dead-paris) in Paris in January 2013, including one woman who was a founding member of the Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK)—a Kurdish separatist group that has been engaged in fighting with Turkish forces for decades. [multiple](https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1606320597146865665) [outlets](https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1606330900509102091) [reported](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/23/europe/paris-shooting-kurdish-center-intl/index.html), as members of the city’s Kurdish community [clash](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20221223-clashes-erupt-in-paris-after-deadly-shooting-at-kurdish-cultural-centre) with riot police, who confronted the protesters with tear gas, according to France24. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/Anne_Hidalgo/status/1606286545731743744), saying he targeted Kurdish people in the attack, while Mathilde Panot, the head of France’s left-wing Unbowed party, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MathildePanot/status/1606274198401273858), “the racist extreme right must be neutralized.” [AFP](https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1606251869105520642) the gunman first approached the Kurdish cultural center before he went to a salon next door. [arrested](https://twitter.com/prefpolice/status/1606246708140072960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1606246708140072960%7Ctwgr%5E7b983e8e209e319eb2443dd5c0cf062eab2cdc5e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocal.fr%2F20221223%2Fbreaking-several-injured-after-pensioner-opens-fire-in-paris%2F) the 69-year-old alleged shooter—who was also injured in the attack—describing him as a Caucasian man who had been known for two previous attempted murders, in 2016 and 2021. [injured](https://twitter.com/ACORDEBARD/status/1606268978703355904), including one in “absolute emergency,” in the attack, which took place in the city’s rue d’Enghien, a bustling area known for its shops and restaurants, which also has a large Kurdish population, French outlet France24 [reported](https://www.france24.com/en/france/20221223-two-killed-several-injured-after-shooting-incident-in-central-paris).

Three people were killed, and several others wounded in central Paris Friday when a man opened fire outside a Kurdish cultural center and nearby businesses.

"The Kurds of France have been the target of a heinous attack in the heart of Paris. The construction worker told The Associated Press that he saw the assailant injure three people before two passersby intervened and stopped the attacker. Police have arrested the alleged shooter, a 69-year-old man.

The police said a person had been arrested and asked the citizens to avoid the area in the French capital's 10th district near Montmartre.

"We saw an old white man come in and shoot in the Kurdish cultural centre, then he went into the hairdresser's next door. Darmanin is holding a special meeting Friday night to assess threats targeting the Kurdish community in France. Recognition to our law enforcement for their courage and composure," the president wrote on Twitter. "I saw police officers enter the salon where I saw two people on the ground, with injuries to their legs, I saw blood," he added, describing "people in shock and panic". The location is just streets away from where three Kurds were murdered a decade ago. Darmanin said the attacker was clearly targeting foreigners, but that police don't have evidence at this stage that he was specifically aiming to hurt Kurds.

The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had been released from prison after attacking migrants living in tents, and that investigators are considering a ...

The attacker attended a shooting range in a sports club, and had several registered weapons, Darmanin said. Turkey's army has been battling against Kurdish militants affiliated with the banned PKK, in southeast Turkey as well as in northern Iraq. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said three people hit in the shooting have died, one is in critical condition and two others are hospitalized with less serious injuries. Darmanin is holding a special meeting Friday night to assess threats targeting the Kurdish community in France. The construction worker told The Associated Press that he saw the assailant injure three people, then two passersby intervened and stopped the attacker. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and arrested.

PARIS: A 69-year-old man who opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in central Paris on Friday (Dec 23) is a retired train driver ...

"He is a taciturn person who doesn't live like normal people do." "When will those at the head of the state start taking this terror threat seriously?" Advertisement

Paris (AP) -- Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish ...

Gunman was found with a case loaded with a box of at least 25 cartridges and 'two or three loaded magazines', source says.

Hundreds of people converged on Place de la République in the French capital, some waving flags of the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK as a show of solidarity.

"There is no doubt in our minds that these are political murders. He also regretted a "lack of security" at the scene of the shooting, whose security is "the responsibility of the French authorities". Skirmishes broke out between demonstrators and the police on the sidelines of a rally organised on Saturday in Paris to pay tribute to the three Kurds killed by a gunman in the French capital the previous day.

Protesters clash with police following Friday's shootings, which killed three people.

Police continue to question the man, a retired train driver. Unrest began soon after the shootings. The same news agency was told that the man launched his attack with a "much-used" pistol and was found with a box of at least 25 cartridges and "two or three" loaded magazines.

PARIS (AP) — Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish ...

Turkey’s military also recently launched a series of air and artillery strikes against Syrian Kurdish militant targets in northern Syria. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the suspect was clearly targeting foreigners, and had acted alone and was not officially affiliated with any extreme-right or other radical movements. He is facing potential charges of murder and attempted murder with a racist motive, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Saturday.

PARIS: The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris was lifted for health reasons on Saturday (Dec 24), and he was taken to ...

"The doctor who examined the suspect today in the late afternoon said that the state of health of the person concerned was not compatible with the measure of custody," the Paris prosecutor said. "The custody measure has therefore been lifted pending his presentation before an investigating judge when his state of health allows," it said, adding that investigations were continuing. PARIS: The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of

Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of their community.

[Paris](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/paris/) [police](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/police/) chief Laurent Nunez said there had been a sudden violent turn in the protest but it was not yet clear why. "We are not being protected at all. In 10 years, six Kurdish activists have been killed in the heart of Paris in broad daylight," Berivan Firat, a spokesperson for the CDK-F, told BFM TV at the demonstration. A gunman carried out the killings at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe on Friday in a busy part of Paris' 10th district, stunning a community preparing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the unresolved murder of three activists. "The doctor who examined the suspect today in the late afternoon said that the state of health of the person concerned was not compatible with the measure of custody," the Paris prosecutor said. Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of their community.

Authorities say the 69-year-old suspect, who allegedly killed three people, was removed from custody for health reasons.

Her claim for political asylum in France had been rejected. Three others were wounded in the attack that the suspect told investigators was attributable to his being “racist”, a source close to the case told the AFP news agency. [attack](/news/2022/12/23/deadly-shooting-in-paris) at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, according to prosecutors.

PARIS: A French man suspected of killing three people in a "racist" attack at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, ...

Police fired tear gas after clashes erupted and the demonstrators threw projectiles at officers. Her claim for political asylum in France had been rejected. He was found with a case loaded with a box of at least 25 cartridges and "two or three loaded magazines", the source close to the case said. The Paris prosecutor said a doctor examined the suspect's health on Saturday afternoon and deemed it "not compatible with the measure of custody". Three others were wounded in the attack that the suspect told investigators was attributable to his being "racist", a source close to the case said. [killing three people in a "racist" attack at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris](https://admin.channelnewsasia.com/world/paris-shooting-rue-denghien-france-3-killed-several-injured-3165286)has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, prosecutors said, as police and demonstrators clashed in the French capital.

Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in central Paris on Saturday, as members of the local Kurdish community took to the streets to call ...

Clashes at Place de Bastille have since died down, with some cars turned upside down and burnt, according to live images from BFMTV. [Macron](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/politics/emmanuel-macron-white-house-visit/index.html) on Twitter deplored the “heinous attack” where “the Kurds of France have been the target.” Many protesters remain at Place de la République and Place de la Bastille, the scheduled end point of the march, even after the event was canceled. The march was originally scheduled to start at the Place de la République and had been authorized by the Paris Police department. A march in central Paris on Saturday, organized in the aftermath of the shooting, has been called off earlier than planned by the Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDKF) due to the clashes. Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in central Paris on Saturday, as members of the local Kurdish community took to the streets to call for justice following