The 69-year-old man who killed three people at a Kurdish cultural centre on Friday was previously charged with racist violence after allegedly stabbing migrants and slashing their tents with a sword.
A 69-year-old white French gunman who opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris, killing three people told investigators he was racist, according to a source close to the case.The 69-year-old shooter had a history of racially motivated violence and weapons offencesThe shots at the centre and a nearby hairdressing salon shortly before midday on Friday caused panic in the bustling 10th district of the French capital, home to several shops and restaurants and a large Kurdish population.
He was found with a case loaded with a box of at least 25 cartridges and "two or three loaded magazines", the source added.On Saturday morning, the Paris prosecutor extended the gunman's period of detention for 24 hours and gave an extra charge of acting with a "racist motive". The gunman, who has a history of racist violence, initially targeted the Kurdish cultural centre, before entering a hairdressing salon where he was arrested.
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