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Man aged 69 arrested after reportedly opening fire on a group of people at a Kurdish cultural centre.

[were shot dead at a Kurdish information](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/10/kurdish-activists-shot-dead-paris) centre near the cultural centre. A possible racist motive would “obviously be part of the investigation”, she added. Two Sudanese men needed hospital treatment for their wounds after that attack, on a camp in the 12th arondissement, according to reports. The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said at the scene of Friday’s shooting that it was “not certain … Several hundred Kurds gathered outside the centre and in the streets nearby on Friday afternoon in protest at the shootings. A meeting place for cultural events, political discussions, help with immigration procedures – a building where all Kurds could meet”. Then he went into the hairdressing salon next door.” that the gunman was specifically targeting the Kurdish community” but more likely “foreigners in general”. The suspect was wounded in the face and taken to hospital, prosecutors said. [Le Monde said](https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/live/2022/12/23/en-direct-plusieurs-personnes-tuees-a-paris-rue-d-enghien-dans-le-10-arrondissement-un-homme-interpelle_6155509_3224.html) the victims were all Kurdish community members and had died inside and in front of the cultural centre. People scuffled with and threw rocks at police, who responded with teargas. For us, this is a terrorist attack.”