On the evening of 13 November 2015,
a series of coordinated terrorist attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, andhostage-taking—occurred in Paris, the
capital of France, and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis.
Beginning at 21:20 CET, there were three
suicide bombings outside the Stade de France, along
with mass shootings and another suicide bombing at four locations near central
Paris. The deadliest attack was at the Bataclan theatre, where
the attackers took hostages before engaging in a stand-off with police until
00:58 on 14 November.
The Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the
attacks, and French President François Hollande stated
that he considered the attack to be "an act of war" carried out by
ISIL, "planned in Syria, organized in Belgium, perpetrated on our
soil with French complicity". France had been bombing various targets
in the Middle East, including Syria, since October 2015. ISIL's stated
motive was retaliation for French involvement in
the Syrian Civil War and
the Iraqi Civil War.
The Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the
attacks, and French President François Hollande stated
that he considered the attack to be "an act of war" carried out by
ISIL, "planned in Syria, organized in Belgium, perpetrated on our
soil with French complicity". France had been bombing various targets
in the Middle East, including Syria, since October 2015. ISIL's stated
motive was retaliation for French involvement in
the Syrian Civil War and
the Iraqi Civil War.
The attacks killed
129 people, 89 of whom were at the Bataclan theatre. 433 people were
admitted to hospital with injuries sustained in the attacks, including 80
described as being critically injured. In addition to the victims, seven
attackers died, and the authorities continued to search for any accomplices
still at large. The attacks were the deadliest in France since World War II and the deadliest in Europe since the Madrid train bombings in 2004.
In response, a state of emergency was
declared, the first since the 2005 riots, and temporary controls were placed
on the country's borders.[26] People
and organisations expressed solidarity, some through social media. On 15 November, France
launched its largest single airstrike of Opération Chammal, its
contribution to the anti-ISIL bombing campaign, by striking targets in Al-Raqqah, in retaliation for the attacks.
In the weeks
leading up to the attacks, ISIL had claimed responsibility for several attacks,
such as twin suicide bombings in Beiruttwo
days earlier, and the crashing of Metrojet Flight 9268 on
31 October. France had been on high alert since
the January 2015
attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, including civilians and
police officers.
On the evening of 13 November
2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, andhostage-taking—occurred in Paris, the capital of France, and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:20 CET, there were three suicide bombings outside the Stade de France, along with mass shootings and another suicide
bombing at four locations near central Paris. The deadliest attack was at the Bataclan theatre, where the attackers took hostages before engaging in
a stand-off with police until 00:58 on 14 November.
The attacks
killed 129 people, 89 of whom were at the Bataclan theatre. 433
people were admitted to hospital with injuries sustained in the
attacks, including 80 described as being critically injured. In
addition to the victims, seven attackers died, and the authorities continued to
search for any accomplices still at large. The attacks were the deadliest in
France since World War II and the deadliest in Europe since the Madrid train bombings in 2004.
In response, a state of emergency was
declared, the first since the 2005 riots, and temporary controls were placed
on the country's borders.[26] People
and organisations expressed solidarity, some through social media. On 15 November, France
launched its largest single airstrike of Opération Chammal, its
contribution to the anti-ISIL bombing campaign, by striking targets in Al-Raqqah, in retaliation for the attacks.
In the weeks
leading up to the attacks, ISIL had claimed responsibility for several attacks,
such as twin suicide bombings in Beiruttwo
days earlier, and the crashing of Metrojet Flight 9268 on
31 October. France had been on high alert since
the January 2015
attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, including civilians and
police officers.
lets pray for them to stay tough and strong. and dont forget to pray for syria,palestin in gaza also.
#pray4gaza #pray4palestin #prayforsyria #pray4paris
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