INFO THE POINT. Kurds in Paris: new disturbing incident rue d’Enghien

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Less than three months after the assassination presented as racist of three Kurds in Paris, a new attack reinforces the suspicion of a political act.

By Laure Marchand and Guillaume Perrier

Ihe Kurdish cultural center Ahmet-Kaya, nestled in the heart of the 10^e district of Paris, rue d’Enghien, is under close surveillance. At least in theory. This building houses the headquarters of the Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDKF), which oversees the Kurdish organizations linked to the movement of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), and as such it has been a potential target for years for the Turkish secret services. . On December 23, three Kurdish activists were assassinated there by William Malet and, since then, three police officers have been standing guard in a van parked just in front. But that did not prevent a disturbing new incident on March 3.

That morning, the cultural center had just opened its metal curtain. As often, the young woman who takes care of the cafeteria is there…