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title: "Kurds clash with Paris police for 2nd day after killings "
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/2081/kurds-clash-with-paris-police-for-2nd-day-after-killings
published: 2022-12-24T16:21:50Z
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author: "Viorica Rusica"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Kurds clash with Paris police for 2nd day after killings 

> Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris Saturday between police and members of the Kurdish community angry at the Friday killings of three members of their community, Reuters reports.

Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris Saturday between police and members of the Kurdish community angry at the Friday killings of three members of their community, Reuters reports.

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*Sursa: Reuters*

Cars were overturned, at least one vehicle was burned, and small fires set near Republic Square, the traditional venue for demonstrations in the city where Kurds earlier held a peaceful protest.
Clashes broke out as some demonstrators left the square, throwing projectiles at police who responded with tear gas. Skirmishes continued for around two hours before the protesters dispersed.
A gunman carried out the killings at a Kurdish cultural center and nearby cafe Friday in a busy part of Paris' 10th district, stunning a community preparing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the unresolved murder of three activists.
Police arrested a 69-year-old man who the authorities said had recently been freed from detention while awaiting trial for a saber attack on a migrant camp in Paris a year ago.
Following questioning of the suspect, investigators had added a suspected racist motive to initial accusations of murder and violence with weapons, the prosecutor's office said Saturday.