Shocking images of violence after those protesting the attack in which 3 people died in Paris

Police arrested a man who had previously been accused of violence and racism. After Friday’s attack, clashes broke out between protesters and police. More violent protests took place on Saturday.

Violence swept through central Paris on Saturday, following Friday’s protest over the killing of three people of Kurdish origin.

In addition to the deaths, three more were injured when a gunman opened fire on a Kurdish restaurant and community centre.

Clashes broke out between a group gathered at the scene after the attack and the police during protests on Friday.

Footage shows street fires and some protesters smashing car windows.

A group trying to break through the security cordon, police riot police responded with tear gas.

Some protesters overturned cars, while others set the vehicles on fire.

They also threw objects at the police.

Violence flared up again on Saturday after hundreds of Kurds peacefully gathered in the Place de la République to pay their respects to the three victims.

Cultural Center

Friday’s attack took place at a Kurdish cultural center and restaurant on Rue d’Enghien in Paris’ 10th district.

A police source told AFP news agency that a 69-year-old man, who describes himself as a racist and xenophobe, has been arrested.

It was reported that the police arrested the suspect who did not resist and seized the weapon used in the attack. The prosecutor’s office said that an investigation has been opened.

The person questioned by the authorities was recently released after another attack in a refugee camp in 2021.

“We were walking down the street and we heard gunshots,” Ali Dalek, an eyewitness, told the BBC. “We turned around and saw people running.

“Five or six minutes later we entered a beauty parlor and encountered the people who worked there and saw a man arrested.”

Another witness, a trader, told AFP that he had locked himself inside. He claimed to have heard seven or eight gunshots, he said.

– This text was published at https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-64088016.