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French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo participate in a ceremony honoring victims at the Le Carillon bar and the Petit Cambodge restaurant as France marks two years since Islamic State jihadists killed 130 people in a series of attacks in and around the capital. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pay homage to victims at the La Bonne Bière bar, site of one of the attacks by Islamic State jihadists that killed 130 people in and around the capital two years ago. IMAGES
Paris, Nov 13 (EFE), (Camera: Mohammed Badra).- France on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks with solemn ceremonies paying tribute to the 130 victims.It comes at a time when the county is back in a state of high alert over recent terrorist attacks.The Paris attacks, claimed by the Islamic State terror organization, began outside the Stade de France when three suicide bombers blew themselves up, claiming one victim, just as a football match between France and Germany got underway.Another group of Islamic State terrorists then launched opened fire on bars and terraces in the center of the French capital, killing dozens and causing mass panic. They then headed to the Bataclan music venue, where they killed 90 people in the crowd that had come to watch American rock band Eagles of Death Metal.FOOTAGE OF PARIS ON FRIDAY.
Members of the French football team observe a minute's silence as they pay tribute to the 130 people killed by jihadist gunmen in the November 2015 Paris attacks. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo arrive at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris to pay tribute to the victims of the 13 November 2015 attacks. IMAGES