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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.

The gunman was described by police sources as "Caucasian", of French nationality and known for two previous attempted murders in 2016 and 2021. His motives ...

The Kurdish community centre, called Centre Ahmet Kaya, is used by a charity that works to integrate the Kurdish population in the Paris region. The shots shortly before midday caused panic in rue d'Enghien in the 10th district of the capital, a bustling area of shops, restaurants and bars that is home to a large Kurdish population. A third person has died after a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdresser's salon in central Paris, the city's prosecutor said.

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.

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 others, ...

We're being killed!" The Paris prosecutor's office said an investigation had been opened and that "a man aged between 60 and 70 has been arrested and is in custody". "It's starting again. The Kurdish community centre, called Centre Ahmet Kaya, is used by a charity that works to integrate the Kurdish population in the Paris region. "We saw an old white man enter, then start shooting in the Kurdish cultural centre, then he went to the hairdresser's next door," Romain, who works in a nearby restaurant, told AFP by telephone. [shots shortly before midday](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/shooting/) (1100 GMT) caused panic in rue d'Enghien in the trendy 10th district of the capital, a bustling area of shops and restaurants that is home to a large Kurdish population.

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.

Alexandra Cordebard, the mayor of the 10th district of Paris where the attack unfolded, said the shootings took place in the Kurdish community center.

Many Kurdish community members in Paris have long suspected Turkish intelligence services to have been behind that attack. “The Kurds of France have been the target of a heinous attack in the heart of Paris,” French President Emmanuel Macrontweeted Friday evening. Skirmishes broke out between police officers and members of the Kurdish community, who shouted slogans decrying the Turkish government and blaming French officials for having failed to protect them.

Clashes erupted in Paris on Friday as shocked members of the Kurdish community in Paris demanded justice after a deadly shooting attack killed three people ...

Turkey’s army has been battling against Kurdish militants affiliated with the banned PKK, in southeast Turkey as well as in northern Iraq. A Turkish citizen was charged with their killing, although suspicion also fell on the Turkish intelligence service. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said three people hit in the shooting have died, another is in a critical condition while two others are in hospital but with less serious injuries. “It’s clearly the Kurds who were targeted," said activist Murat Roni, who comes regularly to the cultural center. Speaking to reporters at the scene, she said the “real motivation″ for the shooting remains unclear. Our thoughts are with the victims, the people who are struggling to live, their families and loved ones."

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