Three Kurdish activists "executed" in France

Three women of Kurdish origin, each killed with a bullet to the head, were found last night in Paris, the AFP learned from police sources.

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Thursday, 10.01.2013.

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PARIS Three women of Kurdish origin, each killed with a bullet to the head, were found last night in Paris, the AFP learned from police sources. The crime that took place at the Kurdish Institute and is being investigated by the Department of Judicial Police. Three Kurdish activists "executed" in France French media reported, citing police sources, that one of the murdered women was a founder of the militant separatist movement - the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Kurdish news websites in France confirmed that one of the founders of the PKK, Sakine Cansiz, was among the victims, while another was a representative of the Kurdistan National Congress, based in Brussels. The third victim was a young activist, said the BBC. French Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls promised that the killers of the three women would be caught. The minister was at the scene when he stated that the French authorities were determined to shed light on the murders. It was also revealed that the investigation was entrusted to the police anti-terrorist units. After the killings were reported, hundreds of Kurds gathered around the building, chanting "We are all PKK", and, "Turkey - murderer, (French President) Holland - accomplice". France is home to more than 150,000 Kurds, 90 percent of whom come from Turkey. The bodies of the victims are removed from the crime scene (Tanjug/AP) Beta

Three Kurdish activists "executed" in France

French media reported, citing police sources, that one of the murdered women was a founder of the militant separatist movement - the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Kurdish news websites in France confirmed that one of the founders of the PKK, Sakine Cansiz, was among the victims, while another was a representative of the Kurdistan National Congress, based in Brussels.

The third victim was a young activist, said the BBC.

French Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls promised that the killers of the three women would be caught.

The minister was at the scene when he stated that the French authorities were determined to shed light on the murders. It was also revealed that the investigation was entrusted to the police anti-terrorist units.

After the killings were reported, hundreds of Kurds gathered around the building, chanting "We are all PKK", and, "Turkey - murderer, (French President) Holland - accomplice".

France is home to more than 150,000 Kurds, 90 percent of whom come from Turkey.

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