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November 2015 Paris attacks
November 2015 Paris attacks is located in Paris
Le Petit Cambodge
Le Petit Cambodge
Stade de France
Stade de France
Bataclan
Bataclan
Le Carillon
Le Carillon
Locations of attacks within Paris and Saint-Denis
LocationParis and Saint-Denis, France
DateNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) –
November 14, 2015 (2015-11-14)
21:16 – 00:58 (CET)
Attack type
Mass shooting, bombing, hostage-taking
Weapons
Deathsat least 163[2][3] (including 5 perpetrators)[3][4]
Injured200+[3]
PerpetratorsUnknown
No. of participants
at least 5

A series of shootings and explosions took place in Paris on the evening of 13 November 2015 and in the early hours of 14 November 2015. The attacks commenced at 21:16 CET,[5] concentrated in the 1st, 10th, and 11th arrondissements, as well as the Stade de France in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis.[6] At least three separate explosions and six shootings were reported around the city, along with a siege and mass shooting at the Bataclan theatre.

At least 163 people are reported to have died, including at least 110 at the theatre.[2][3][7][8] At least 200 more people were injured, 80 seriously.[4] All of the attackers are thought to be dead.[3][4] As a result of the attacks, French President François Hollande announced a state of emergency and subsequent temporary controls on the borders of France in a televised statement at 23:58 CET.[2]

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility by gloating on social media about the attacks.[9]

Individual attacks

At least seven individual attacks took place,[10] comprising of at least six shootings and three explosions.[11][12] Shootings were reported around the Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, Rue de Charonne, and the Bataclan theatre.[13]

Petit Cambodge and Le Carillon shootings

A shooting at the Petit Cambodge ("Little Cambodia") restaurant in the 10th arrondissement of Paris resulted in several deaths, which are reported to be between four to eleven.[2][14][15] The attackers also shot people outside the Le Carillon bar.[16] Both establishments are on the Rue Bichat near the Canal Saint-Martin. According to a French police official, 11 people were killed at the restaurant.[2] The assailants reportedly "fled in one or two vehicles" after the shootings.[17]

La Belle Equipe shooting

Shots were fired at La Belle Equipe, a restaurant on the rue de Charonne in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.[7]

Bataclan theatre siege and mass shooting

The Bataclan theatre in 2008

Shootings and hostage takings occurred at the Bataclan theatre in the 11th arrondissement where the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal were playing to an audience of around 1,500.[2] Between 60 and 100 hostages were taken.[13][2] The band's members escaped without injury.[18] Someone who escaped the attack told a journalist that the attackers mentioned Syria and that there were five or six attackers.[3][19] One witness in the Bataclan stated that a gunman yelled, "This is because of all the harm done by Hollande to Muslims all over the world."[20][21] There were further attacks reported on police and first responders who arrived at the scene after initial reports of shooting inside the theatre.[22] One of the attackers at the Bataclan had explosives, according to a police officer at the scene.[3]

Julien Pierce, a journalist from Europe 1, said that he saw armed men enter the Bataclan, and two or three men not wearing masks fired indiscriminately on the crowd.[3] The siege ended at 00:58 CET.[23] The police reported that an estimated 100 people were killed at the theatre.[3][24] Four attackers were killed, three of whom died by detonating their suicide belts.[3] The entire neighborhood around the area was closed off after the attacks.[25]

Stade de France explosion

Stade de France in 2011

At least 10 people were injured or killed in an explosion at a bar near the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.[7] The President of France, François Hollande, was at the stadium attending an international friendly football match between France and Germany.[26] He was safely evacuated from the scene[6][2] and met the French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve to coordinate a response to the emergency.[24] Explosions were heard on the live televised broadcast of the match.[17] Following the game, fans were brought onto the pitch to await evacuation as police monitored all exits from the venue.[27]

Aftermath

Official response

French President François Hollande issued a statement, saying that the French people must remain strong in the face of terrorism.[28] The authorities urged the residents of Paris to stay indoors for their own safety.[2][29][17] Hollande also cancelled his trip to the 2015 G-20 Antalya summit because of the attacks, instead sending Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Finance Minister Michel Sapin as his representatives.[30]

In response to the attacks, France was put under a state of emergency,[2][31][32] its borders were temporarily closed, and the army was called in to maintain order in Paris.[33] The plan blanc (Île de France) and plan rouge (global), two French contingency plans for times of emergency, were immediately activated.[34][35][36] 1,500 troops were deployed on the streets of Paris.[17]

Belgium tightened security along its border with France and increased security checks for people arriving from France.[2]

Leaders from across the globe expressed their condolences online.[37]

Security precautions

Flights to and from Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport were mostly unaffected.[38] American Airlines delayed flights to Paris until further notice.[39]

Many Paris Métro stations in the 10th and 11th arrondissements were shut down because of the attacks.[40][17] Uber also suspended car hails in Paris after the attacks.[41]

All public schools and universities in Paris were set to remain closed on 14 November.[42]

See also

References

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  42. ^ "Communiqué à l'issue du Conseil des ministres" (Press release). Elysee. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015. Les écoles, lycées et établissements scolaires et universitaires seront fermés ce samedi

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