Three Kurdish activists found dead in Paris

Three Kurdish women have been shot dead overnight outside the Kurdish Institute in Paris, according to reports in French media.

Their bodies were found at around 2am on Thursday morning [0100GMT]. All three were shot in the head.

“The scene leads one to think of an execution, but the investigation will determine the exact circumstances,” a police source told the AFP news agency.

One of the women was 32-year-old Fidan Dogan, who worked in the institute’s information centre, according to its director, Leon Edart.

The identities of the other two women, who were reportedly Kurdish activists but did not work at the institute, were not immediately available.

The three were last seen on Wednesday at the centre, which was locked by late afternoon.

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