Paris Shooting Kills at Least Three, With Kurdish Center Among Sites Hit

PARIS — Three people were killed and three wounded after a gunman opened fire in and around a Kurdish cultural center in the center of the French capital, officials say, plunging the city into a state of panic. peril two days before Christmas.

A 69-year-old male suspect, who officials said had previously been charged with anti-immigrant violence, was arrested by police and taken to hospital following the shooting, officials said. The suspect is being held on suspicion of murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, they added.