24.Paris attack killed 130 people in November
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On the evening of 13 November 2015, a series of coordinated Islamic terrorist attacks occurred in Paris and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:20 CET, three suicide bombers struck near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, followed by suicide bombings and mass shootings at cafes, restaurants, and a concert hall in Paris.
The attackers killed 130 people, including 89 at the Bataclan theatre, where they took hostages before engaging in a stand-off with police. There were 368 people who were wounded, 80–99 seriously so. Seven of the attackers also died, while authorities continued to search for accomplices. The attacks were the deadliest on France since World War II, and the deadliest in the European Union since the Madrid train bombings in 2004. France had been on high alert since the January 2015 attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, including civilians and police officers.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying that it was in retaliation for the French airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq. The President of France, François Hollande, said that the attacks were an act of war by ISIL planned in Syria, organised in Belgium, and perpetrated with French complicity.
In response, a state of emergency was declared and temporary border checks were introduced. On 15 November, France launched the biggest airstrike of Operation Chammal, its contribution to the anti-ISIL bombing campaign, striking ISIL targets in Al-Raqqah. On 18 November, the suspected lead operative of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was killed in a police raid in Saint-Denis, along with at least two other people.
Timeline of attacks on 13th November:
21:20 – First suicide bombing near the Stade de France.
21:25 – Shooting at the rue Bichat.
21:30 – Second suicide bombing near the Stade de France.
21:32 – Shooting at the rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi.
21:36 – Shooting at the rue de Charonne.
21:40 – Suicide bombing on boulevard Voltaire.
21:40 – Three men enter the Bataclan theatre and begin shooting.
21:53 – Third suicide bombing near the Stade de France.
22:00 – Hostages are taken at the Bataclan.
14th November:
00:20 – Security forces enter the Bataclan.
00:58 – French police end the siege on the Bataclan.
All times are CET (UTC+1).
Attack type: Mass shooting, suicide bombing, hostage taking
Weapons: AKM assault rifles, Hand grenades, TATP Suicide belts
Deaths: 130 victims, 7 perpetrators; Non-fatal injuries: 368 (80–99 critically)
Perpetrators: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Number of participants: 9