Nov. 16, 2015
Paris Under Attack
by THS Media Becky Tebe
On Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, French president Francois Hollande declared the country of France in a state of emergency. The last time France was declared in a state of emergency was in November 2005 after a series of riots broke out. On Nov. 13, Paris was attacked by multiple members of the militant extremist groups, ISIS and the ISIL.
The attacks started around 9:20 p.m. with three teams launching six attacks. There were multiple suicide bombers and street shootings. There were three suicide bombers near the sports stadium Stade de France where a soccer game was in play, president Hollande was attending the game as well. After the first bomb went off, the crowd filtered into the streets where two other suicide bombers were lying in wait. The deadliest attack was the massacre at the Bataclan theatre. The american band Eagles of Death Metal were playing for a group of approximately 1,500 people when multiple gunmen assault rifles began shooting and taking some concertgoers hostage. The attackers killed 130 and injured around 360 people.
On Nov. 14, the ISIL admitted that they were responsible for the attacks. President Hollande sent out a search for the perpetrators. Many of these raids and searches ended up in more suicide bombings and attacks. When authorities looked at the suicide bomber’s identification, most of them were Syrian or were in connection to Syria. Many people are not surprised that these attacks came after France decided to take in some refugees from Syria. With war in Syria, due to militant groups such as ISIS and the ISIL, many countries have taken in refugees from the country, but have been hesitant due to terrorism. After these attacks, many countries have changed their refugee policy leaving some Syrians to fend for themselves.
Following the attacks, many countries have showed their support for France by hashtagging #PrayforParis on social media and lighting up different landmarks such as the London Tower Bridge and the One World Trade center. France is determined to not be scared about these attacks. “We will lead the fight and we will be ruthless, and we had to be here among the people who were subject to these atrocities because when the terrorists are capable of doing such acts they must know that they will face a France very determined -- a France united," President Hollande said.
The attacks started around 9:20 p.m. with three teams launching six attacks. There were multiple suicide bombers and street shootings. There were three suicide bombers near the sports stadium Stade de France where a soccer game was in play, president Hollande was attending the game as well. After the first bomb went off, the crowd filtered into the streets where two other suicide bombers were lying in wait. The deadliest attack was the massacre at the Bataclan theatre. The american band Eagles of Death Metal were playing for a group of approximately 1,500 people when multiple gunmen assault rifles began shooting and taking some concertgoers hostage. The attackers killed 130 and injured around 360 people.
On Nov. 14, the ISIL admitted that they were responsible for the attacks. President Hollande sent out a search for the perpetrators. Many of these raids and searches ended up in more suicide bombings and attacks. When authorities looked at the suicide bomber’s identification, most of them were Syrian or were in connection to Syria. Many people are not surprised that these attacks came after France decided to take in some refugees from Syria. With war in Syria, due to militant groups such as ISIS and the ISIL, many countries have taken in refugees from the country, but have been hesitant due to terrorism. After these attacks, many countries have changed their refugee policy leaving some Syrians to fend for themselves.
Following the attacks, many countries have showed their support for France by hashtagging #PrayforParis on social media and lighting up different landmarks such as the London Tower Bridge and the One World Trade center. France is determined to not be scared about these attacks. “We will lead the fight and we will be ruthless, and we had to be here among the people who were subject to these atrocities because when the terrorists are capable of doing such acts they must know that they will face a France very determined -- a France united," President Hollande said.