Bataclan attack in Paris
On 13 November 2015, 90 people were shot dead at the Bataclan theatre in France during an Eagles of Death Metal concert.
On 13 November 2015, 90 people were shot dead by gunmen at the Bataclan theatre in France during an Eagles of Death Metal concert.
A further 40 people were killed in co-ordinated terror attacks by jihadists across the city on the same night.
Rachel Naylor speaks to British couple Justine Merton-Scott and Tony Scott, who managed to escape the venue by climbing out of a skylight.
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(Photo: A Parisian holds a flower towards the Bataclan on the anniversary of the attack in 2021. Credit: Kiran Ridley / Getty Images)
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