A rally organized by local Kurds in Paris on Saturday has turned violent, with local authorities resorting to tear gas in an attempt to contain the situation.
The rally was staged following a deadly shooting on Friday in which a 69-year-old French man opened fire near a Kurdish cultural center in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, killing three Kurdish activists.
Videos from the scene show the rally devolving into a riot, with 12 police officers injured as law enforcement clashed with protesters. The number of injured protesters is unknown.
The protesters went on to wreak havoc in the streets, smashing bus stops, overturning cars and torching trash cans. They also chanted anti-Turkish slogans, apparently suspecting that Ankara may be behind the shooting.
Thousands of Kurds had taken to the streets in the French capital to protest Friday's shooting, apparently regarding the deadly incident as a terrorist attack aimed at the local Kurdish community.