Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – France is marking the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015. On that Friday evening, jihadist cells sowed terror across various parts of the city: first, three suicide bombers outside the Stade de France, which was packed with people for the France v Germany match, with then-President François Hollande in the stands; then gunfire on the Parisian ‘terraces’, the outdoor seating areas of restaurants in the city centre in the 10th and 11th arrondissements; finally, the assault by a third jihadist cell on the Bataclan concert hall, where 1,500 spectators had gathered for a performance by the Eagles of Death Metal. The attackers opened fire into the crowd and took hostages. The total death toll stood at 132, including 90 at the Bataclan alone, with hundreds more injured. Among those who lost their lives was the Italian Valeria Solesin, a 28-year-old researcher at the Sorbonne. Several ceremonies have been organised for today, as they are every year, at the sites of the attacks, in the order in which they were struck, with the Bataclan last.
Terrorism: France marks the 11th anniversary of the Paris attacks
Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – France is marking the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015. On that Friday evening, jihadist cells sowed terror across various parts of the city: first, three suicide bombers outside the Stade de France, which was packed with people for the France v Germany match, with then-President François Hollande in the stands; then gunfire on the Parisian ‘terraces’, the outdoor seating areas of restaurants in the city centre in the 10th and 11th arrondissements; finally, the assault by a third jihadist cell on the Bataclan concert hall, where 1,500 spectators had gathered for a performance by the Eagles of Death Metal. The attackers opened fire into the crowd and took hostages. The total death toll stood at 132, including 90 at the Bataclan alone, with hundreds more injured. Among those who lost their lives was the Italian Valeria Solesin, a 28-year-old researcher at the Sorbonne. Several ceremonies have been organised for today, as they are every year, at the sites of the attacks, in the order in which they were struck, with the Bataclan last.