Three dead in shots in Paris – Macron: targeted attack on Kurds

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Three people were killed in gunfire.

(Photo: IMAGO/PanoramaC)

Paris A deadly attack in Paris has shaken France: an attacker fatally injured three people when shots were fired in a Kurdish cultural center and in shops. Three other people suffered injuries. As the public prosecutor announced on Friday, a suspect was arrested. He too was injured. Accordingly, investigations into intentional killing and serious violence were ongoing.

French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken of a deliberate attack on Kurds. “The Kurds in France were the target of a vile attack in the middle of Paris,” wrote the head of state on Twitter on Friday evening. His thoughts are with the victims and their families.

According to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the motive of the perpetrator is still unclear. “Obviously he wanted to attack foreigners,” whether specifically Kurds is unclear, the minister said on Friday. “It is not clear whether this person is politically active in any way, even if their motivation was obviously an attack on foreigners.” However, a right-wing background to the act is being examined.

The alleged 69-year-old French perpetrator was not recorded as a right-wing extremist by the security authorities, Darmanin said. The man acted alone and had a number of weapons as a marksman.

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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne wrote on Twitter of a “disgusting act”. She expressed her support for the victims and their families. For victims and witnesses of the bloody attack, the city set up a psychological service at the tenth arrondissement town hall.

Several dead in shots at Kurdish community center in Paris

The attack happened in the tenth arrondissement of Paris and hit the branch of the Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDK-F). This is an umbrella organization of 24 Kurdish associations. As the CDK-F announced on Friday, the three fatalities were Kurdish activists, as were three injured people.

The organization spoke of a “terrorist attack” that occurred after numerous Turkish threats. Turkey has long fought Kurdish independence aspirations promoted by the banned Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK and other Kurdish organizations.

According to the public prosecutor’s office, the suspected Frenchman had only recently been released from custody under judicial supervision. Last year he attacked a migrant tent camp – with a saber, as the newspaper “Le Parisien” reported. The man injured several people there. The broadcaster France Info reported, citing police circles, that the man was known for two attempted killings.

Police secure other Kurdish places

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wrote on Twitter: “The Kurdish community and through it all Parisians have been targeted by these killings committed by a far-right activist.” She demanded: “The Kurds, wherever they live, must live in peace and security. More than ever, Paris stands by her in these dark hours.”

The broadcaster BFMTV reported that Kurdish places in the capital should now be secured by the police. Almost ten years ago there was an assassination attempt on three Kurdish activists in the tenth arrondissement of Paris. Their bodies were then discovered in the Kurdistan Information Center.

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