Suspected attack Kurdish center of Paris on the psychiatric ward

The man suspected of yesterday’s attack on a Kurdish cultural center in Paris has been transferred to a police psychiatric ward. This was announced by the French prosecutor. Pre-trial detention has been formally revoked, but the man remains under the supervision of the authorities.

The 69-year-old gunman was transferred on medical orders. He advised the man to be removed from his police cell due to his health. Further details were not disclosed. The man will remain in the psychiatric ward until he is able to appear in court, prosecutors said. The investigation into the attack continues.

Yesterday afternoon the gunman opened fire at the cultural center in the 10th arrondissement in the center of the French capital. Then he entered a barbershop, where he was arrested.

Three Kurds were killed in the attack, three others were injured. One victim is admitted to intensive care. The other two were also hospitalized with serious injuries.

According to the Kurdish Democratic Council (CDK-F), one of the victims killed was the president of a Kurdish women’s movement in France. You are said to have fought in Syria against the Islamic State.

The shooter is suspected of murder, attempted manslaughter and assault. Justice is still officially investigating whether the man had a racist motive. A source told AFP news agency that the man confessed to being a racist when he was arrested. In addition, he also attempted to attack a migrant camp with a sword last year. The man had recently been released pending trial.

Interior Minister Darmanin said the killer was clearly targeting foreigners. Otherwise he would have acted alone and would not have been associated with a far-right group. President Macron has spoken of a “targeted attack” on the Kurdish community in Paris.

In the central square Place de la République, the Kurdish community today celebrated a minute of silence for the victims. Thousands of people gathered there. Towards the end, the meeting was over on irregularitieseleven people were arrested.

The attack has sparked a lot among the Kurds in Paris, because they feel that the Kurdish community in France is not sufficiently protected. Three Kurdish activists were also killed in the French capital almost ten years ago.

The activists also say they were recently warned of the violence by the police. “We Kurds are in danger,” a spokesman told French news channel BFM TV. “France must protect us.”