"The Kurds in France have been the target of an odious attack in the heart of Paris," French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter.
PARIS, France —A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural center and a hairdressing salon in Paris on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, witnesses and prosecutors said.
The Kurdish community centre, called Centre Ahmet Kaya, is used by a charity that organises concerts and exhibitions, and helps the Kurdish diaspora in the Paris region.Within hours of the attack, Kurdish protesters clashed with police, who used teargas in an attempt to disperse them as they tried to break through a police cordon deployed to protect Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin who had arrived at the scene.
The retired train driver was initially convicted over the first case in the multicultural Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of Paris, but freed on appeal, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told reporters without giving further details. Authorities are likely to face questions in the coming days over why the gunman had been recently released on bail given his criminal record. 'Odious attack'
Some members of the Kurdish center could be seen weeping and hugging each other for comfort after the attack.
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