November 2015 Paris attacks Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Restaurant shootings and bombing=== The first shootings occurred around 21:25 on the {{lang|fr|rue Bichat}} and the {{lang|fr|[[rue Alibert]]}}, near the {{lang|fr|[[Canal Saint-Martin]]}} in the [[10th arrondissement of Paris|10th arrondissement]]. The three [[Moroccans in Belgium|Belgian-Moroccan]] attackers, including ringleader [[Abdelhamid Abaaoud]], Brahim Abdeslam and Chakib Akrouh emerged from a rental [[SEAT León]] before killing the driver of a car in front of them and then proceeding to shoot at people outside {{lang|fr|Le Carillon}}, a café and bar. Next, they crossed the {{lang|fr|rue Bichat}} and shot people inside the restaurant {{lang|fr|Le Petit Cambodge}}. According to French police, an eyewitness said one of the gunmen shouted "[[Allahu Akbar]]".<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/><ref name="GuardNov15">{{cite news|last1=Rawlinson |first1=Kevin |title=Fatal shootings and explosion reported in Paris – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live |access-date=13 November 2015 |work=The Guardian |date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115001422/http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live |archive-date=15 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Stanglin 2015">{{cite web|last=Stanglin|first=Doug|title=At least 46 dead in attacks in central Paris|website=USA Today|date=13 November 2015|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/13/multiple-deaths-reported-after-shootings-explosions-paris/75727746/|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114025809/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/11/13/multiple-deaths-reported-after-shootings-explosions-paris/75727746/|archive-date=14 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> A total of thirteen people were killed<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2016-11-13|title=Un an après, la France rend hommage aux victimes des attentats du 13 novembre 2015|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/11/13/01016-20161113ARTFIG00056-un-an-apres-la-france-rend-hommage-aux-victimes-des-attentats-du-13-novembre-2015.php|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Le Figaro.fr|language=fr}}</ref> at these locations, and ten others were critically injured.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Attaques à Paris : le point sur l'enquête et le déroulé des attaques|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/11/13/fusillade-meurtriere-a-paris_4809485_3224.html|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|access-date=19 November 2015|issn=1950-6244|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120003455/http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/11/13/fusillade-meurtriere-a-paris_4809485_3224.html|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Afterwards, the assailants fled in the SEAT León.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/> Doctors and nurses from the nearby [[Hôpital Saint-Louis]] were in {{lang|fr|Le Carillon}} when the attacks happened and supplied emergency assistance to the wounded.<ref name="Le Monde">{{cite news|title=Rue Bichat :"On pensait que c'étaient des pétards. C'étaient des scènes de guerre "|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/attaques-a-paris/article/2015/11/14/rue-bichat-on-ecoutait-de-la-musique-quand-on-a-entendu-ce-qu-on-pensait-etre-des-petards_4809562_4809495.html|access-date=14 November 2015|work=Le Monde|date=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114060957/http://www.lemonde.fr/attaques-a-paris/article/2015/11/14/rue-bichat-on-ecoutait-de-la-musique-quand-on-a-entendu-ce-qu-on-pensait-etre-des-petards_4809562_4809495.html|archive-date=14 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> At 21:32, the attackers arrived outside {{lang|fr|Café Bonne Bière}},<ref name="françois molins" /> located close to the terrace of the Italian restaurant {{lang|it|La Casa Nostra}}, on the {{lang|fr|rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi}}.<ref name="GuardNov15" /> There, they shouted "Allahu Akbar" again and opened fire on revelers.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/> The Paris prosecutor said five people were killed, and eight others were injured.<ref name="GuardNov15" /> An eyewitness reported seeing a gunman firing short bursts.<ref name="GuardianCasaNostra">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/14/paris-attack-witness-he-was-dressed-in-black-professional-shooting-and-killing|title=Paris Attack Witness|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034918/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/14/paris-attack-witness-he-was-dressed-in-black-professional-shooting-and-killing|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The assailants then fled again in the SEAT León.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/> At 21:36, the assailants arrived at the restaurant {{lang|fr|La Belle Équipe}} on the {{lang|fr|rue de Charonne}} in the 11th arrondissement. They fired for several minutes at the outdoor terrace, before returning to the SEAT León and driving away.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/><ref name="BBCNov15" /><ref name="BBC What">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34818994|title=Paris attacks: What we know|date=14 November 2015 |publisher=BBC News|access-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118225632/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34818994|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Twenty-one people were killed,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=à 08h23|first=Par J. M. Le 13 novembre 2016|date=2016-11-13|title=Attentats du 13-Novembre : revivez les hommages aux victimes|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/attentats-du-13-novembre-suivez-en-direct-les-ceremonies-en-hommage-aux-victimes-12-11-2016-6320256.php|access-date=2020-11-11|website=leparisien.fr|language=fr-FR}}</ref> and seven others were left in critical condition.<ref name="BBC What" /> Many of the deceased victims at the targeted restaurants and cafés had been sitting on the outdoor terraces when they were shot.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/> At 21:40, Brahim Abdeslam was dropped off at the {{lang|fr|boulevard Voltaire}} in the 11th arrondissement, near the {{lang|fr|[[place de la Nation]]}}.<ref name="AFP summary"/><ref name=CNN.InsideStory/> He sat down at the interior terrace of the {{lang|fr|Comptoir Voltaire}} café, wearing a hooded jacket over several layers of clothing. After placing an order, he smiled at patrons and apologised for interrupting their dinner. Finally, he detonated his explosive vest, killing himself and injuring fifteen people, one of them seriously.<ref name=CNN.InsideStory/><ref name="BBC What"/><ref>{{cite web|title=A Nation, le kamikaze s'est fait sauter en passant la commande|work=L'Express|date=14 November 2015|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/fait-divers/a-nation-le-kamikaze-s-est-fait-sauter-en-passant-la-commande_1735885.html|access-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119060508/http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/fait-divers/a-nation-le-kamikaze-s-est-fait-sauter-en-passant-la-commande_1735885.html|archive-date=19 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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