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French man behind Paris shooting transferred to psychiatric unit

Supporters and members of the Kurdish community take part in a demonstration a day after a gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre killing three people, at The Place de la Republique in Paris on December 24, 2022. The poster bears a portrait of one of the victims: Emine Kara, a leader of the Kurdish Women's Movement in France. AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA

A French man suspected of killing three people in a "racist" attack at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris has been transferred to a psychiatric unit, prosecutors said. Meanwhile there were several arrests on Saturday as police and demonstrators clashed following a tribute rally.

Prosecutors said the 69-year-old white suspect had been removed from custody for health reasons on Saturday and taken to a police psychiatric facility.

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