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Paris suspect: “Pathological hatred of foreigners”
French police secure the street where several shots were fired. photo
© Lewis Joly/AP/dpa
A 69-year-old man killed three people in Paris last Friday. It is said that he “always wanted to kill migrants or foreigners”.
After a deadly attack at a Kurdish cultural center in Paris, the alleged perpetrator admitted to having a “pathological hatred of foreigners.” This was announced by the Paris public prosecutor.
Since a burglary six years ago, the man has “always wanted to kill migrants or foreigners”. A racist motive had already been included in the investigation into intentional killing and serious violence yesterday.
According to reports, the man originally wanted to attack people in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, which is heavily influenced by migrants. He went there armed “to commit murders of foreigners,” it said. Then he abandoned his plan because there were only a few people on site and he could not easily reload his gun because of his clothes.
All victims Kurdish activists
On Friday, a man fired several shots in front of a Kurdish community center, a restaurant and a hair salon, killing three people. Three other people were injured in the attack in the tenth arrondissement of Paris.
According to the Kurdish umbrella organization Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDK-F), all the victims are Kurdish activists. The alleged perpetrator, a 69-year-old Frenchman, was arrested. Because of his health condition, he was taken to a psychiatric ward.