November 2015 Paris attacks
series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 13–14 November 2015, a mass shooting and suicide bombing happened in Paris and Stade de France at Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France at the Bataclan concert venue, and at other sites. 130 people were killed.[12] Because of this, French President François Hollande announced a national state of emergency. In his speech of 14 November, Hollande said that 128 people were killed and another 128 were gravely injured.
November 2015 Paris attacks | |
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Part of terrorism in France, Islamic terrorism in Europe, the spillover of the Syrian Civil War, and the France-Islamic State conflict | |
Location | Paris and Saint-Denis, France |
Date | 21:16, 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13T21:16) – 00:58, 14 November 2015 (2015-11-14T00:58) (CET) |
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Attack type | Mass shooting, suicide bombing, hostage taking |
Weapons | Zastava M70 assault rifles[1][2] TATP suicide belts |
Deaths | 137 (130 victims,[3] 7 perpetrators[4]) |
Injured | 413[5] (80–99 critically)[6][7] |
Victims | Civilians |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
No. of participants | 9 |
Motive | Islamic extremism,[8][9] retaliation against French airstrikes on ISIL[10][11] |
In total, over 350 people were injured during the attacks, about 100 of them are gravely injured. One of the attacks was at the Paris stadium, one of the others was at a theatre. The others six were at well known places in the city. At least seven people were involved in the attacks: seven were suicide bombers, one was shot by police.
The next day, November 14, ISIS claimed responsibility of the attacks.[13] The leader of the attacks was Belgian terrorist Abdelhamid Abaaoud. He was killed in a police raid on 18 November.