Paris remembers attacks

THE French capital yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds more.

- 

Coordinated terrorist attacks turned Paris into a theatre of blood and calamity 10 years ago, with gunfire on cafe terraces, explosions near a stadium and a nighttime massacre at the Bataclan concert hall, leaving 132 people dead and hundreds injured.

Many families measure time as “before” and “after” the attacks.

The night reshaped France’s sense of safety and purpose, hardening security while deepening a civic reflex for solidarity that endures a decade on.

Paris marked the November 13 anniversary with a sequence of tributes led by president Emmanuel Macron and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo at each attack site: the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, then the cafes and restaurants in the 10th and 11th arrondissements, and finally the Bataclan, with a minute of silence before each memorial plaque.