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Added on the 13/11/2017 09:12:04 - Copyright : AFPTV - First 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
French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo attend a ceremony honoring victims at the Bataclan nightclub, the last in a series of visits to attack sites as France marks two years since Islamic State jihadists killed 130 people in and around the capital. 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.
Vienna (Austria), Nov 9 (EFE), (Camera: Jordi Kuhs).- The President of the European Council Charles Michel visited Vienna on Monday to pay tribute, together with the Austrian Federal Chancellor, the conservative Sebastian Kurz, to the victims of the attack that took place last week in the Austrian capital. FOOTAGE OF THE TRIBUTE.
Crowds gather at the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the French embassy in Berlin to pay tribute to those who died in Nice when a truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).