Paris Attacks 2015: What Happened?

On the night of November 13, 2015 a series of attacks by three teams of terrorists stormed the streets of  Paris killing more than 120 people and leaving more than 350 wounded. CNN reported that ISIS claimed responsibility of the attacks and stated that there were eight attackers, however, only seven were reportedly killed. This night in Paris is the deadliest terrorist attack in Europe since the 2004 train bombings in Madrid. Each scene where gunmen disrupted peace was found to have a remnant of over one hundred empty shell casings. French President Francois Hollande describes this attack as “an act of war”.

Here is a brief excerpt of what happened that night in Paris:

Stade de France

The Stade de France is the national stadium of France that holds soccer and rugby games. The stadium also holds various concerts. The Stade de France was the location of the first attack. At 9:20 pm the first explosion occurred near entrance D during the French soccer match against Germany. Shortly after the first explosion occurred another one went off inside of the stadium. At 9:30 pm an explosion near entrance H is set off. At 9:53 pm the last attack in Paris that night occurred near this location. (Each explosion being maneuvered by a suicide bomber)

Le Petit Cambodge

Le Petit Cambodge is a restaurant situated on Rue Alibert Street in Paris. Further down the street lays Le Carillon, a local French bar and pub. At 9:25 pm gunmen arrived via a black automobile at these two destinations and killed fifteen diners, seriously injuring at least ten more.

A La Bonne Biere

A La Bonne Biere is a café in Paris where attackers proceeded to drive to the corner of Rue Fontaine au Roi and Rue Faubourg du Temple and kill five people, leaving eight others seriously injured.

La Belle Equipe

La Belle Equipe, just like A la Bonne Biere, is a café centered in Paris. At 9:36 pm people are dining outside of this French restaurant when gunmen arrive leaving nineteen dead and nine others seriously injured.

Comptoir Voltaire

Inside of this French restaurant at 9:40 pm a suicide bomber executes an explosion leaving several people injured.

Bataclan

The Bataclan is a concert venue where the band Eagle of Death Metal, a Californian native band, was performing while gunmen entered the scene at 9:40 pm. During this time the gunmen proceeded to shoot uncontrollably, killing eighty-nine people. Hostages were seized at this sight and many victims hide inside of the venue waiting for police reinforcement. After two hours, at 12:00 am, police entered the Bataclan and brought patrons inside to safety. At this time three attackers were killed. One attacker died due to a combination of police gunfire and the impact of the explosives he was in possession of. The two other attackers died upon activation of their suicide belts.

Avenue de la Republique

In this Parisian street four pedestrians were found dead, the time of this attack is still deemed unsure.

Pray for Paris and anyone else around the world affected by these events,

HCXO

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