Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in central Paris, as members of the Kurdish community took to the streets to call for justice following a deadly shooting at a Kurdish cultural center.
Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in central Paris on Saturday, as members of the local Kurdish community took to the streets to call for justice following Friday’s deadly shooting at a Kurdish cultural center. Live images from CNN’s affiliate BFMTV, as well as news agencies Reuters and AFP show damaged streets and smoke rising from cars as demonstrators clash with police.
Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez was scheduled to meet with leaders of the Kurdish community today at 10 a.m. local time, at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, Paris Police said in a statement. On Friday, Darmanin said that France will ensure the rights of the Kurds who wanted to protest and vowed to increase policing around Kurdish sites.
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