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“I had to re-learn how to interpret all the sounds around me,” recalls Sébastien Lascaux. “Street noise, any sudden sound that makes you jump. A part of me died that night and stayed there Bataclan,
it has been done Ten years after gunmen attacked the famous Paris concert hall And opened fire on 1,500 people. Ninety people, including one of Sebastian’s friends, died in the attack before the police could control the attackers.
A decade later, 46-year-old Sebastian is still unable to go to crowded places or closed cinemas. Loud noises remind him of gunshots.
“I used to go to a lot of concerts with my friends. Theater and cinema were places I loved. But ten years later, I don’t know if I’ll ever go back,
Sebastian’s friend was shot while trying to protect another member of his party from bullets Three attackers, armed with Kalashnikov-style assault riflesThe citizens were completely exposed in the open hall.
Some survivors managed to climb over others or escape through emergency exits with the skilled guidance of security guards. Others hid in offices or toilets with no place to escape until heavily armed police arrived.
The attacks shook Europe In a frenzy of action. Concern fueled a rise in anti-migrant and Islamophobic sentiment, and terrorist fears led to increased cross-border intelligence sharing, police raids, and mass surveillance.
The wounds are deep. Victims have said over the years that they feel lucky to have survived. Others are still bearing the trauma but have found solidarity in survivors’ groups.
The country is in a state of high alert. Earlier this week, police France A woman and two accomplices were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a bar or concert hall on the eve of the anniversary of the Bataclan massacre.
The attack on the Bataclan was one of several that occurred simultaneously across France on the evening of November 13, 2015.
Throughout Paris, gunmen driving through the city in black-seated cars stopped at bars and restaurants and opened fire on people dining. Elsewhere, suicide bombers attempted to enter the 80,000-capacity Stade de France stadium with explosive vests in the presence of President François Hollande.
One was stopped by security personnel and detonated himself near the entrance, killing him and a passerby. The second exploded outside a different entrance, and the third did the same at a nearby fast-food outlet just before 10 p.m.
Across the city, Parisians took refuge in bars, restaurants and cafes as gunmen fired indiscriminately from rooftops. As a trio of attackers prepared to attack the Bataclan concert hall at the northern end of Boulevard Voltaire, another suicide bomber, identified as Brahim Abdeslam, detonated his explosives on the crowded rooftop of Le Comptoir Voltaire restaurant to the south, where couples and groups had gathered on a cool Friday night to end the week together.
Incredibly, while many people were injured in the explosion, no one died.
Bataclan was That night the Californian rock group Eagles of Death Metal was hostedThe 1,500-capacity hall was sold out. The doors opened at 9 p.m., and within 40 minutes three attackers entered through the main door and the back of the hall with Kalashnikov-type assault rifles.
They were later identified as 29-year-old Omar Ismail Mostefai, 28-year-old Sammy Anymor and 23-year-old Fouad Mohammed-Aggad.
The time from the first shot to the last shot was more than two and a half hours. A police officer shot one of the gunmen, whose suicide belt detonated. The remaining two blew themselves up.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a series of attacks across the city that night, including at a concert hall. A total of 132 people lost their lives. About 400 people were injured and admitted to hospital.
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President Hollande declared a state of emergency immediately after the attack. About 10,000 troops were deployed in sensitive areas, including railway stations and places of worship. The military was given an additional €2.2 billion in 2016 to help deal with new threats. Meanwhile, police searched thousands of properties without judicial review. Hundreds of people were considered a threat to national security and were required to report to a police station several times a day.
Over time – after other Islamist attacks, including the sabotage of a truck in Nice in 2016 and the beheading of a school teacher in 2020 – those temporary measures were enshrined into law.
When Emmanuel Macron replaced President Hollande, he talked about “restoring” the freedoms of the French. But his government pushed through a bill allowing prefects to order “search and seizure operations” and close down places of worship. In selected security areas, people may be subject to identity checks and searches. Amnesty suggested that the state was exaggerating.
Concerns about the terrorist threat increased in France and abroad. In 2016, 30 percent of respondents surveyed by Eurobarometer said that terrorism was the second most important issue facing France, after unemployment. cnnThis had increased by 17 percent from 2015, Opinions on immigration also hardened, falling to fourth place with 13,7 percent, In Europe, scrutiny fell on the ‘refugee crisis’ and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policies welcoming people fleeing war in Europe,
A survey of 10,000 people from 10 European states, published in 2017 showed On average, 55 percent of people agreed that all onward migration from predominantly Muslim countries should be stopped. Twenty percent disagreed. Chatham House said that, with the exception of Poland, “these countries have either been at the center of refugee crises or have experienced terrorist attacks in recent years”.
The think tank noted that in most of the European countries surveyed, the radical right was trying to “amplify this anger” over Islam in the upcoming elections. Europe was horrified by these attacks and fear turned into indiscriminate hatred.
The growing concern provided legitimacy for the state to expand its powers. The CEPS think tank assessed at the time that “acceptance” of a link between cross-border movements and terrorism has given new life to public policies driving mass surveillance and intelligence-driven law enforcement.
The wider continent responded in kind, and European countries began to cooperate more on security and intelligence gathering. France and Belgium began to cooperate through ‘Taskforce Fraternité’, coordinating through Europol. Within a year, the information collected led to 800 intelligence leads and over 1,600 leads on suspicious financial transactions.
Reflecting on the legacy of the 2015 attacks, Amnesty France concluded This year “measures intended to be extraordinary” had become “the norm”.
“France was affected by the deadly attacks, which left an indelible mark on the nation,” it said. Over time, these attacks have further impacted our fundamental rights and freedoms through the adoption of several security laws.’
Concerns continue in Europe even today. The 2015 attacks in Paris were a devastating attack on French society and freedom. Fear and anxiety influenced policy decisions for years to come.
But offering a ray of hope, the Bataclan reopened with a Sting performance in November 2016, a year after the attacks. Today, it continues to host live music.