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Three killed in Paris shooting

AFP . Paris
23 Dec 2022 18:07:14 | Update: 23 Dec 2022 21:45:25
Three killed in Paris shooting
French police and Vigipirat secure the street after several shots were fired along rue d'Enghien in the 10th arrondissement, in Paris on December 23, 2022 — AFP Photo

A third person has died after a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdresser's salon in central Paris on Friday, the city's prosecutor said.

"There are three dead, one person in intensive care and two people with serious injuries, and the suspect, who was arrested, has also been injured, notably to the face," Laure Beccuau told reporters at the scene.

The shots shortly before midday caused panic in the neighbourhood, a bustling area of shops, restaurants and bars.

Resident Emmanuel Boujenan told AFP that the man had been arrested in a hair salon.

"There were people panicking, shouting to the police and pointing to the salon 'he's in there, he's in there, goes in'," he explained.

He said he saw two people on the floor of the salon with leg wounds.

A shopkeeper in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity that she heard seven or eight shots, saying "it was total panic. We locked ourselves inside."

The Paris prosecutor's office said an investigation had been opened and that "a man aged between 60 and 70 has been arrested and is in custody".

"His identity is in the process of being checked," it added.

News of the shooting set nerves jangling in a city that has been repeatedly targeted by Islamist terror groups since 2015. 

Paris is also the scene of occasional outbreaks of gang violence.

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