The man suspected of killing three people and wounding three others Friday near a Kurdish cultural center in Paris confirmed to a policeman upon his arrest that he did so because he was a "racist," as a source close to the ongoing investigations said Saturday to determine his motives.

The source stated that the suspect, who was seized before the police intervened, was arrested with a "small bag" containing "two or three magazines full of cartridges, and a box of 45-caliber cartridges containing at least 25 cartridges," confirming information published by the French weekly "Le Journal du Dimanche." ".

Meanwhile, investigations continue Saturday to determine the reasons that prompted this 69-year-old man, who was prosecuted in the past for a racist attack, to commit this act.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "despicable attack" that "targeted the Kurds of France." At his request, the Paris police chief will receive Kurdish community officials on Saturday morning. They announced a Kurdish demonstration on Saturday afternoon in Paris.

The incidents took place in a street near a Kurdish cultural center in a lively commercial neighborhood frequented by the Kurdish community. The shooter, who had committed gun violence in the past, was arrested shortly after the tragedy and is under investigation.

Source: agencies