• Ar
  • Es
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Feature
  • Videos
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Feature
Videos
Infographs
In Pictures
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. Europe
  4. Ongoing clashes in Paris over shooting on Kurds leave several injured
Europe

Ongoing clashes in Paris over shooting on Kurds leave several injured

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 24 Dec 2022 20:02

As demonstrators were marching toward the Place de la Bastille, the protests turned violent.

  • Demonstrators throw stones toward police officers during a protest against the recent shooting at the Kurdish culture center in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
    Demonstrators throw stones toward police officers during a protest against the recent shooting at the Kurdish culture center in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Sources reported on Saturday that ongoing clashes in Paris opposing Kurds to law enforcers have resulted in several being injured, with more updates to come as events further unfold in France's capital city.

As the second day of the protests began, Kurds initially gathered peacefully near the Place de la Republique by the thousands to voice their anger at what they believed was a Turkish-motivated attack on their community.

As demonstrators were marching toward the Place de la Bastille, the protests turned violent when they were met by law enforcers who blamed the Kurds for escalating the situation. 

Cars were turned over, bus stops were damaged, and garbage bins were set on fire, while protesters threw stones, sticks, and firecrackers at the police. 

While several have been detained by the police, others have been sent to the hospital for sustained injuries.

#Kurdes_Paris
William M https://t.co/0zRPvCuxQc pic.twitter.com/C61Nh0GXmz

— Bᴀʜɪᴀғʟᴀ̂ɴᴇᴜʀ (@bahiaflaneur) December 24, 2022

Yesterday, local sources reported that a 69-year-old man opened fire on the street in the 10th arrondissement of Paris at a Kurdish cultural center.

Three people died and another four were injured as a result of the shooting.

While the suspect was being interrogated, he told the police that his actions were motivated by racism. 

The suspect named William M. had previously been incarcerated for two attempted murders, the first in 2016 and the second in 2021. 

According to police sources, although he was known to the judicial services, he was never listed as someone ultra-right.

Read more: French railway unions call off strike during New Year's weekend

  • France
  • Hate crimes
  • Kurdistan

Trending Now

All
Suspect who shot Kurds in Paris says was motivated by racism

Suspect who shot Kurds in Paris says was motivated by racism

Most Read

The Middle East Stabilises, Against the Backdrop of a Great Unravelling

The Middle East Stabilises, Against the Backdrop of a Great Unravelling

  • Analysis
  • 28 May
In this image released by the Italian firefighters, a helicopter searches for missing passengers after a tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy's Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region, May 28, 2023 (AP)

Top Israeli intelligence official dead in Italy: Israeli media

  • Europe
  • 29 May
The domestically produced C919 passenger jet flies at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, Peoeple's Republic of China, 8 November 2022. (Reuters)

China is set to launch first commercial flight on its C919 plane

  • Asia
  • 26 May
Saudi Arabia's Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant which is operated by ARAMCO. (AP)

Tensions between Riyadh and Moscow on the rise due to oil prices: WSJ

  • MENA
  • 28 May

Read this

All
US sailors aboard an amphibious transport dock ship keep watch on Iranian fast inland attack craft in Strait of Hormuz on 12 August (AFP photo/US Navy)
MENA

UAE withdraws from US-led Middle East Maritime Security Alliance

  • 31 May
Piles of waste turn the Himalayas into 'gigantic rubbish bins'
Asia

Climbers' piles of waste turn the Himalayas into 'giant dustbin'

  • 31 May
This photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran shows centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility near Natanz, Iran. (AP)
US & Canada

US seeks Omani mediation for Iran nuclear program deal: Axios

  • 31 May
President Donald Trump holds a signed Constitution Day proclamation after he spoke to the White House conference on American History at the National Archives museum, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP)
US & Canada

Trump vows to deny birthright citizenship to children of immigrants

  • 31 May
Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS