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A third group carried out another mass shooting and took hostages at an Eagles of Death Metal concert attended by 1,500 people in the Bataclan theatre, leading to a stand-off with police. The attackers were either shot or detonated suicide vests when police raided the theatre. [19] The attackers killed 130 people, [4] including 90 at the ...
The theatre was a target for anti-Zionist activists, since the venue often held pro-Israel events. One extremist group called "Army of Islam" threatened the Bataclan in 2011 because its owners were Jews. [10] [11] Pro-Palestinian activists have protested against the Bataclan's association with pro-Israel activities.
One of the gunmen then detonated a suicide vest in a café in the 11th arrondissement. A third group of three terrorists carried out an attack on the Bataclan theatre, where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing to a packed audience of about 1,500. Ninety people were killed by gunfire. The final death toll of the attacks was 130. [1]
The single deadliest terrorist attack in French history. Multiple shooting and grenade attacks occurred on a Friday night; among the locations targeted were a music venue, sports stadium and several bar and restaurant terraces. Ninety persons were killed during a siege at an Eagles of Death Metal concert inside the Bataclan.
A bomb was detonated at Bataclan theatre in 11th arrondissement of Paris during a rock concert. Dozens were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were taken. Another bombing took place in the Stade de France stadium in the suburb of Saint-Denis during a football game. [28] Islamic State: Islamic terrorism in Europe
November 2015 Paris attacks, on the Bataclan Theatre etc., by Islamic terrorists, 13 November 2015; January 2016 Paris police station attack, by an Islamic terrorist, 7 January 2016; Louvre machete attack, 3 February 2017; 2017 Orly Airport attack, 18 March 2017; April 2017 Champs-Élysées attack, 20 April 2017; Aubervilliers restaurant attack ...
Another team of three attacked bars and restaurants across Paris, one detonating his vest in a restaurant at Boulevard Voltaire. The final team took hostages at the Bataclan theatre, massacring attendees of a concert while holding them hostage. All 3 detonated during the raid of the Bataclan. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: 5 – 10 June 2016
Brahim Abdeslam then detonated a suicide vest in a café in the 11th arrondissement. The third group of terrorists carried out an attack on the Bataclan theatre, where the Eagles of Death Metal were playing to a packed audience of about 1,500. Ninety people were killed by gunfire. The final death toll of the attacks was 130. [16]