Violent clashes took place between the French police and demonstrators from the Kurdish community in Paris, who staged a massive and angry demonstration today, Friday, a few hours after the One attack killed 3 Kurds In the center of the French capital.
Protesters also set fires in the 10th arrondissement in central Paris, blocked some streets with rubbish bins and threw stones at police officers, according to Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath correspondent.
In turn, French police fired tear gas at the demonstration, which took place in the 10th arrondissement in the center of the French city.
And the French police sent a body of riot police who arrived in the center of the capital to monitor the events.
It has also sent reinforcements to the Strasbourg-Saint-Denis area, which is home to restaurants and shops owned by Paris’ Kurdish community.
In addition, the Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath correspondent reported that two protesters were injured and in critical condition.
The beginning of the clashes
The clashes began when the crowd attempted to breach a police-imposed cordon around Interior Minister Gerald Darmanan, who went to the site of the attack to see the latest developments in the investigation and to speak with journalists.
Today, the shooting took place on Dangyin Street in the 10th district, which is a vital commercial area and is visited especially by members of the Kurdish community.
“move by yourself”
For his part, the French Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanan, confirmed this today, Friday Paris striker Who killed 3 Kurdish community members, moved alone.
“The perpetrator of the Paris bombing is 69 years old and is known to French intelligence,” he said from the scene of the incident in the 10th district in the center of the capital, indicating he had been targeting foreigners.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin at the crash site in Paris
The French minister added to journalists: “We still don’t know the motives of the perpetrator”, underlining that he had asked the police to strengthen the protection of Kurdish centres.
“We will allow the demonstrations requested by the Kurdish community,” he added.
The three dead are Kurds
The Public Prosecutor had announced that an investigation had been opened into the crimes of manslaughter, premeditated murder and aggravated violence. The investigations are currently entrusted to the criminal squad of the Parisian Judicial Police.
According to the preliminary toll, three people were killed and three others injured, according to the Paris public prosecutor’s office.
For his part, David Indyk, a lawyer with the Kurdish Community Center, said the three dead were members of the Kurdish community in the region, according to Reuters.
A train driver..and one of those with precedents
According to a police source, the killer is a retired Frenchman who worked as a train driver with a criminal record.
For his part, the mayor of Paris said that the perpetrator of the attack in the 10th arrondissement was a far-right activist, adding: “The Kurds have the right to be able to live in peace in France”.
While French media reported that the perpetrator of the Paris attack attacked a refugee center a year ago.
