Attack on the crowd protesting the attack in front of the Cultural Center
- 18:02 23 December 2022
- News
NEWS CENTER - The French police attacked the crowd protesting the attack on the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center in Paris.
In the armed attack on Ahmet Kaya Kurdish Cultural Center and Kurdish workplaces in Strasbourg's Saint Denis neighborhood in Paris, the capital of France, 3 people lost their lives and 3 others were injured. While the names of those who lost their lives and the injured were not known yet, the police surrounded the association.
Hearing the attack, Kurds and their Kurdish friends gathered in front of the Cultural Center. While the police did not allow anyone to approach the area, it was stated that one person was detained in connection with the attack. On the other hand, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who visited a police station in Tourcoing, announced that he would go to the scene in Paris. With the arrival of some officials from the French government, the French police wanted to remove the protesters from the scene. However, the crowd who did not want to leave the front of the cultural center chanted "Murderer Erdogan", "Martyr namirin" and "Biji Serok Apo".
French police used tear gas grenades against the crowd. Many people were injured by gas bombs thrown at close range. While the activists responded with stones to the French police, it was stated that the police were injured by the stones thrown. On the other hand, while the protests continued, it was seen that the vehicles around were set on fire with the slogans of "Biji Kurdistan".
While it is stated that there are many detentions, protests continue in and around the Cultural Center.