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The long shadow of the Paris terrorist attacks of 2015
1 month ago

The long shadow of the Paris terrorist attacks of 2015

Hindustan Times  

Translated by John Lambert. On Friday November 13th 2015, wearing suicide jackets and heavily armed, they murdered 130 people and wounded hundreds more at three sites in Paris: the Bataclan music venue, nearby terrace cafés and outside the national stadium, Stade de France. Over the past couple of years French writers and film-makers have tried to unpack the horror, and …

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Lone surviving attacker in Paris massacre guilty of murder
2 years, 5 months ago

Lone surviving attacker in Paris massacre guilty of murder

Associated Press  

PARIS — The lone survivor of a team of Islamic State extremists who terrorized Paris in 2015 was convicted Wednesday of murder and other charges and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the deadliest peacetime attacks in French history. That’s why you have justice,” he said, even if “justice can’t do everything.” During the trial, Abdeslam initially proclaimed …

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‘Detest me with moderation,’ Paris attacks defendant pleads
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Detest me with moderation,’ Paris attacks defendant pleads

Associated Press  

PARIS — The only surviving member of the Islamic State attack team that terrorized Paris in 2015 asked Friday for forgiveness and expressed condolences for the victims, wiping away tears during court testimony as he pleaded with survivors to “detest me with moderation.” For years, Salah Abdeslam stayed silent about what happened Nov. 13, 2015 in the Bataclan theater, Paris …

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'Hate Me with Moderation': Main Paris Attacks Suspect Apologises to All Victims
2 years, 8 months ago

'Hate Me with Moderation': Main Paris Attacks Suspect Apologises to All Victims

News 18  

The sole surviving member of the jihadist team that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks apologised on Friday to the victims at the end of his trial testimony. “I know that hatred remains… I ask you today that you hate me with moderation,” he said, adding: “I ask you to forgive me.” Abdeslam, the main trial suspect after the …

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Paris attacks trial: Key suspect speaks, shocking images
2 years, 8 months ago

Paris attacks trial: Key suspect speaks, shocking images

Associated Press  

PARIS — Shouts of fear and panic. It was a jarring end to the most crucial week in the months-long trial over the Islamic State attacks on the Bataclan, cafes in Paris and France’s national stadium on Nov. 13, 2015, which killed 130 people. And when Abdeslam finally chose to speak briefly, instead of expressing remorse for his role in …

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Paris attacks suspect says he never detonated his suicide vest
2 years, 10 months ago

Paris attacks suspect says he never detonated his suicide vest

Hindustan Times  

Salah Abdeslam, a self-avowed Islamic State combatant, told a court on Wednesday that he had backed out of detonating his explosive vest during the jihadist rampage across Paris in November 2015 that killed 130 people. Investigators allege Salah Abdeslam's explosive vest failed to detonate and that hours later he fled Paris. A French national of Moroccan origin, Abdeslam said he …

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2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’
3 years, 3 months ago

2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 ‘nothing personal’

Associated Press  

PARIS — The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said Wednesday the coordinated killings were in retaliation for French airstrikes on the Islamic State group, calling the deaths of 130 innocent people “nothing personal” as he acknowledged his role for the first time. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at …

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Key defendant in Paris attacks trial says assault that killed 130 was ‘nothing personal’
3 years, 3 months ago

Key defendant in Paris attacks trial says assault that killed 130 was ‘nothing personal’

LA Times  

A courtroom sketch of Salah Abdeslam, the key defendant in the trial of 20 men accused of participating in the November 2015 Paris terror attacks. The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said Wednesday that the coordinated killings were retaliation for French airstrikes on Islamic State, calling the deaths of 130 innocent people “nothing personal” as he acknowledged …

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Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
3 years, 3 months ago

Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks

Associated Press  

PARIS — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse. Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, …

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Timeline of 2015 attacks as Paris trial set to begin
3 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of 2015 attacks as Paris trial set to begin

Associated Press  

PARIS — The 2015 attacks in Paris killed 130 people and wounded hundreds of others. ___ Nov. 13, 2015 — 9:16 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Two suicide bombers detonate themselves outside the national stadium just north of Paris after failing to enter it. ___ Nov. 14, 2015 — 12:12 a.m. Police special forces enter the Bataclan, two terrorists blow themselves …

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