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Police have arrested a 69-year-old man suspected of opening fire on crowds in Paris. Near the Kurdish Cultural Center. Near De Lys station. It resulted in three deaths and three injuries.
Authorities have urged citizens to avoid the 10 district of Strasbourg Saint-Denis.
“Right now it’s chaos. We locked ourselves in,” a shopkeeper told AFP news agency, adding that seven or eight shots were heard.
Ali Dalek, another eyewitness told the BBC that He heard several loud gunshots. as he walks down the street
“When we turned around We saw people running left and right…after 5-6 minutes we entered a hair salon. to find someone we know who works there Then we saw that a man was arrested. He was a tall man it’s old”.
The street near the De Lys train station is an important commercial area with restaurants, shops and cultural centres.
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Racist?
It is not clear what is the reason for this attack and its purpose. But local media said the suspect was a Frenchman. It was known to police that he had committed two attempted murders and had recently been released from prison.
Prosecutors say they will not abandon the racism investigation. because the perpetrators had previously been prosecuted for racism
The man had stormed a tent in a Paris refugee camp with a sword on December 8, 2021. It is unclear why he was recently released.
Shortly after the incident, police said four people were injured, two of them seriously and two others in critical condition.
Another eyewitness said the street was filled with paramedics and ambulances as Interior Minister Gerald Darmana was on his way to the scene. Ready to send morals to the families of the victims.
Local mayor Alexandra Cordebard said the suspect was also injured in the shooting. He fired bullets at three sites: a Kurdish cultural center, a restaurant and a women’s hair salon. Two people were injured in a hair salon.
Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris She said that this murder was the work of “right-wing activists” and added that “Kurds should have the right to live in peace and security wherever they are. especially Paris is by their side in this dark moment”.
