Paris shooting

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.

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).

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.

Man aged 69 arrested after reportedly opening fire on a group of people at a Kurdish cultural centre.

[were shot dead at a Kurdish information](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/10/kurdish-activists-shot-dead-paris) centre near the cultural centre. A possible racist motive would “obviously be part of the investigation”, she added. Two Sudanese men needed hospital treatment for their wounds after that attack, on a camp in the 12th arondissement, according to reports. The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said at the scene of Friday’s shooting that it was “not certain … Several hundred Kurds gathered outside the centre and in the streets nearby on Friday afternoon in protest at the shootings. A meeting place for cultural events, political discussions, help with immigration procedures – a building where all Kurds could meet”. Then he went into the hairdressing salon next door.” that the gunman was specifically targeting the Kurdish community” but more likely “foreigners in general”. The suspect was wounded in the face and taken to hospital, prosecutors said. [Le Monde said](https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/live/2022/12/23/en-direct-plusieurs-personnes-tuees-a-paris-rue-d-enghien-dans-le-10-arrondissement-un-homme-interpelle_6155509_3224.html) the victims were all Kurdish community members and had died inside and in front of the cultural centre. People scuffled with and threw rocks at police, who responded with teargas. For us, this is a terrorist attack.”

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

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.

Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups took to the streets of the French capital in protest at the shooting, which is believed to ...

Thousands gathered at the Place de la Republique in eastern Paris on Christmas Eve, waving a range of flags representing Kurdish rights groups, political parties and other causes. Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups took to the streets of the French capital in protest at the shooting, which is believed to have been racially motivated. Protesters have clashed with police in Paris during demonstrations after three people were shot dead at a Kurdish cultural centre.

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.