The author of the Paris shooting confessed that he wanted to "kill Kurds"

• France Violent protests in Paris after a shooting that left three Kurdish activists dead: "They do not protect us"

The author of the shooting that cost the lives of

this Friday in a central street in Paris confessed to investigators that his intention was to kill people of that origin, according to investigation sources this Saturday.

This was indicated to the police during his arrest, while indicating that

, according to sources cited by local media.

According to the BFMTV network, at the time of the arrest, in a hairdresser located next to the Kurdish cultural center where he committed two of the three crimes, the individual asked the agents: "How many have I killed?"

The investigators have not yet determined the terrorist nature of the action, something that the representatives of the Kurdish associations in France are asking for.

The Prosecutor's Office accuses the alleged perpetrator of the acts of murder, attempted murder, violence and violation of the legislation on possession of weapons, while the Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office is following the matter closely to determine if it will take charge of the case.

The representatives of the Kurdish community were received by the Paris Police Prefect, Laurent Nuñez, and upon leaving, his spokesman, Agit Polat, reiterated that the terrorist nature of the action "must be taken into account".

"There is no doubt of the terrorist character"

"For us there is no doubt about the political and terrorist nature of these murders and we have asked that their classification be reviewed," he said.

The anger of that community was revealed last night, when

and deteriorated street furniture in the area surrounding the place where the shooting took place.

This Saturday they have demonstrated in the Plaza de la República to show their helplessness in the face of the threats that weigh on them.

With flags of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and others with the face of its leader Abdullah Öcalan, hundreds of protesters showed their anger at the situation.

The shooting this Friday occurred a few days after the tenth anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of three Kurdish militants in another Turkish center located in the same district, a few less from the recent scene of the crime.

Kurdish officials in France consider that Paris has not done enough to clarify Turkey's involvement in that crime, while leaving their suspicion that Ankara is also behind it.

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