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November 2015 Paris attacks

Coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by the Islamic State killed 130 people and injured 413 others.

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When
Friday, November 13 201511 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2015-11-13.

Place: Bataclan, France.

Type: coordinated terrorist attack, mass shooting, suicide bombing, and deliberate murder.

Deaths reported: 137. Casualties: 413.

What came before

Part of: terrorism in France and Islamic terrorism in Europe.

Catalyst / how it started

Linked causes: Islamic extremism and foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Who was involved

Involved: Islamic State, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Guillaume Barreau-Decherf, and Christophe Lellouche.

What happened

A series of coordinated Islamic terrorist attacks took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, during an international football match, after failing to gain entry to the stadium. Another group of attackers then fired on crowded cafés and restaurants in Paris, with one of them also detonating an explosive, killing himself in the process.

November 13 through the years

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  10. 2015November 2015 Paris attacks
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November 13 2015 — 11 years ago, on a Friday.

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