* As new facts have emerged, we have made corrections to previous articles.
Before noon on December 23, a shooting occurred on a street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The shooting took place in rue d’Enghien, which crosses the 10th arrondissement, people were injured, one of whom is in critical condition.
“There were seven or eight shots fired in the street and the area was in panic,” a nearby resident told AFP news agency. The gunman, who appeared to have fired indiscriminately, attacked several people outside the Kurdish center and then relentlessly pursued those who had taken refuge in a nearby beauty salon. Two of the injured were said to have been shot in the leg there and sustained serious injuries.
The culprit has already been arrested and it was announced that a 69-year-old Frenchman from the Seine-Saint-Denis department acted alone. The perpetrator is also known to be a former French National Railways (SNCF) train conductor, who was just released on December 12 with a criminal record for attempted murder in 2016 and 2021.
This criminal has committed racist crimes in the past and on December 8, 2021, he stabbed two people in the immigration center in the 12th arrondissement of Paris and destroyed the immigrant tent in the 12th arrondissement.
The motive for the attack has not yet been revealed, but the culprit has already been transferred to the Judicial Police of Paris and is now being investigated on multiple charges, including murder, manslaughter and carrying a firearm.
Rue Dangiang in the 10th arrondissement is still off-limits and all shops and offices are closed. The Paris Police Agency is also urging citizens to stay away from the scene of the incident, so Japanese people living in Paris and visiting for sightseeing are currently aware that there is a riot going on in the area around this site in the 10th arrondissement. a very dangerous situation, so don’t get too close.
* We will subsequently update the information as it becomes available. Either way, it’s dangerous, so be careful while traveling. There are reports that the riots are spreading as far as the Place de la Republique. Be careful.
The city police are now in a state of emergency protection for Kurdish settlements across Paris.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in response to the shooting: “The Kurdish community and all Parisians have become the target of a murder committed by far-right extremists. My heart goes out to the victims and their families.” “, she said in her condolences to her. In addition, an emergency room for psychological assistance has already been set up in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and further clarifications are awaited on what happened. (blood)
*Currently, information is confusing, so we will review new information at any time.
