Man, 69, suspected of killing three people at Kurdish centre in Paris

The attack occurred at midday at the cultural centre and a nearby restaurant and hair salon, according to the mayor of that part of the city, Alexandra Cordebard

Members of the Kurdish community stand next to a barricade on fire as they clash with police officers at the crime scene (Lewis Joly/AP)

A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot dead three people at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris in an assault that appeared to be specifically aimed at foreigners, authorities said.

The shooting, which also wounded three people, shook the Kurdish community in the French capital and sparked skirmishes between angry Kurds and police.