The suspected assailant had recently been freed from detention while awaiting trial for a sabre attack on a migrant camp in Paris a year ago, said Paris prosecutor.
A gunman shot dead three people at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in central Paris on Friday, prompting scores of protesters to take to nearby streets.
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