<span style="color: #222222;">A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and hairdressing salon in central Paris on Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, witnesses and prosecutors said.<br />''<br />''The shots shortly before midday (1100 GMT) caused panic in rue d'Enghien in the trendy 10th district of the capital, a bustling area of shops, restaurants and bars that is home to a large Kurdish population.<br />''<br />''Witnesses told media agency that the gunman, described by police as white and known for two previous attempted murders, initially targeted the Kurdish cultural centre before entering a nearby hairdressing salon where he was arrested by police.<br />''<br />''The Kurdish community centre, called Centre Ahmet Kaya, is used by a charity that works to integrate the Kurdish population in the Paris region.<br />''<br />''His motives remain unclear, but his identity and his target immediately raised suspicions that the shooting could have been racially motivated.<br />''<br />''Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has repeatedly warned about the danger of violent far-right groups in France.</span><br />