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The French pensioner, who admitted to killing three Kurds in Paris on Friday, first went to the capital's suburb of Saint-Denis, where many immigrants live, "to kill foreigners", whom he said he had a "pathological hatred", reported AFP. referring to the prosecution.

"He ended up giving up because there were few people around and because of his clothing, which prevented him from easily reloading his weapon," said Paris prosecutor Laure Becuot.

The 69-year-old suspect, released from custody yesterday for health reasons and transferred to the police psychiatric hospital, described himself as "depressed" and "suicidal".

He specified that he "always wanted to kill migrants, foreigners" – a desire unlocked, according to him, when his home was robbed in 2016.

The suspect in the shooting in Paris has been placed in a psychiatric hospital

The former train driver severely beat the thieves.

On June 30, he was sentenced to one year in prison for this, but appealed.