A 69-year old man was arrested after three people were reportedly murdered at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris' 10th district.
According to the BBC, the suspect, who was released from prison in December, started shooting at people near the Kurdish community in Paris. The incident, which left three people dead, may have been motivated by racial hatred. Investigators are trying to determine why the suspect carried out the attack.
According to Ali Dalek, a witness, he and his companions were walking near the area where the shooting occurred when they heard gunshots. They then saw people running away. Around five or six minutes later, they saw the police arresting the suspect, who was reportedly an elderly man.
The members of France's Kurdish Democratic Council condemned the attack. A representative of the organization noted that French authorities failed to protect the community.
The BBC reported that the suspect was apprehended without a struggle and that the police recovered his weapon. The incident occurred almost ten years after three female Kurdish individuals were killed in Paris.
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