Paris attacks

Bataclan concert massacre

Paris attacks refers to coordinated terrorist assaults in Paris, France, most notably on November 13, 2015, when gunmen and suicide bombers struck multiple locations including the Bataclan concert hall, killing 130 people.

The term may also reference the January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and a kosher supermarket.

The Paris attacks prompted increased security measures across Europe.

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Charlie Hebdo · ISIS · France · city of light · Eiffel Tower · tragedy · state of emergency · mourning · victims · concert · siege · bombings · jihadist · carnage · memorial · solidarity · security forces · emergency

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violence vs. peace/safety

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Freedom from disturbance

peacetime · security · safety · public safety · normalcy

terror vs. heroism/rescue

Paris attacksrescue operation

Coordinated effort to save endangered

humanitarian mission · first responders · emergency response · liberation · peacekeeping

division vs. unity

Paris attacksnational unity

Shared identity across citizenry

reconciliation · coming together · healing

Family

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