Paris shooting: Suspect admits ‘pathological’ hatred of foreigners
By DW
27 December 2022 |
7:09 am
The suspect in a Paris shooting that left three Kurds dead told prosecutors he set out to kill foreigners. The 69-year-old man was admitted into a psychiatric ward.
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