France paid an emotional tribute on Thursday to 130 people killed 10 years ago during a rampage by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers targeting cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall.


France honours victims of Paris attacks' deadly night of terror

According to the French authorities, several people were wounded on Wednesday by a man wielding a knife at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris.

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The suspect in a shooting incident that left three Kurds dead and three others injured in Paris last Friday has admitted to a "pathological" hatred of foreigners.

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On 13th November 2015&nbsp;Paris, the capital of France was under a&nbsp;series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks. The attacks begin&nbsp;at 9:15&nbsp;pm and were on the&nbsp;Stade de France stadium,&nbsp;bars and restaurants and a rock gig at the Bataclan&nbsp;concert hall.

As the biggest criminal trial&nbsp;ever held in France has entered its final weeks,&nbsp;French prosecutors have demanded&nbsp;life sentences for the 12 men at trial for the attack.

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All the evidences are reviewed but still many questions remain unanswered.&nbsp;

The attacks killed 130 people and injured more than 490.

The key accused, Salah Abdeslam, is believed to be the last survivor from the 10 men who struck the city. Most of them killed themselves or were killed by police.

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The prosecutor Camille Hennetier told the court of the “cruelty of the terrorists who fired again and again and took pleasure in killing”, and said the attacks were mostly prepared outside France.

Abdeslam, 32, a Brussels-born French citizen, who is also alleged to be a part of the attack, told the court that he had backed out of the attack at a bar, however the&nbsp;prosecutors said his explosive belt simply malfunctioned.

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Many prosecutors believe that many things "still remain in the dark".

Mohammed Abrini, another accused had also been part of the group in Paris, after which he returned to Belgium.&nbsp;He was later arrested after the March 2016 attacks in the Brussels airport and subway.&nbsp;

“Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini made no mystery of their jihadi engagement, but both tried to cover the tracks about their ideas”, the Paris prosecutor Nicolas Le Bris told the court.

The verdict is expected on 29 June.

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On 13th November 2015 Paris, the capital of France was under a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks. The attacks begin at 9:15 pm and were on the Stade de France stadium, bars and restaurants and a rock gig at the Bataclan concert hall.

On 13th November 2015 Paris, the capital of France was under a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks. The attacks begin at 9:15 pm and were on the Stade de France stadium, bars and restaurants and a rock gig at the Bataclan concert hall. As the biggest criminal trial ever held in France has entered its final weeks, French prosecutors have demanded life sentences for the 12 men at trial for the attack. Also read | Paris attacks suspect says he changed his mind at last moment All the evidences are reviewed but still many questions remain unanswered. The attacks killed 130 people and injured more than 490. The key accused, Salah Abdeslam, is believed to be the last survivor from the 10 men who struck the city. Most of them killed themselves or were killed by police. Watch | Paris attack suspect in trial The prosecutor Camille Hennetier told the court of the “cruelty of the terrorists who fired again and again and took pleasure in killing”, and said the attacks were mostly prepared outside France. Abdeslam, 32, a Brussels-born French citizen, who is also alleged to be a part of the attack, told the court that he had backed out of the attack at a bar, however the prosecutors said his explosive belt simply malfunctioned. Also read | Eight accused of stealing Banksy tribute to Bataclan victims go on trial Many prosecutors believe that many things "still remain in the dark". Mohammed Abrini, another accused had also been part of the group in Paris, after which he returned to Belgium. He was later arrested after the March 2016 attacks in the Brussels airport and subway. “Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini made no mystery of their jihadi engagement, but both tried to cover the tracks about their ideas”, the Paris prosecutor Nicolas Le Bris told the court. The verdict is expected on 29 June. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Prosecutors ask for life sentences for 12 men at trial for Paris terror attack

Despite intelligence reports on the attackers of the deadly Paris attacks in November, Belgian police missed 13 opportunities to unmask the participants before the attacks, according to an internal report.&nbsp;

The De Tijd newspaper on Saturday said the leaked police report clearly showed the forces were in possession of incriminating information that linked Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving member of the group of attackers, to known terror suspects.&nbsp;

The report showed police found phone records as early as February 2015&nbsp;but failed to properly handle the information due to lack of investigators. The police report itself cites staff shortages in six of the 13 missed opportunities.&nbsp;

The police also failed to timely address the request from Spanish authorities for more information on Salah&#39;s older brother Brahim Abdeslam after he travelled to Spain in March 2015. Brahim had blown himself up in the Paris cafe at the night of the massacre.&nbsp;

The Abdeslam brothers, who are from the Molenbeek district in Brussels, were under surveillance&nbsp;by the Brussels police.&nbsp;

Earlier leaks of the report said that Brussels police had warned higher ups that the two had been radicalised with links to an important Islamic State figure, the ringleader of the Paris attack, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

But the information was never followed up by the Belgian police, according to the report.&nbsp;

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Leaked police report shows that Belgian forces failed to follow up on crucial information linking Paris attackers to known terror suspects

Despite intelligence reports on the attackers of the deadly Paris attacks in November, Belgian police missed 13 opportunities to unmask the participants before the attacks, according to an internal report. The De Tijd newspaper on Saturday said the leaked police report clearly showed the forces were in possession of incriminating information that linked Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving member of the group of attackers, to known terror suspects. The report showed police found phone records as early as February 2015 but failed to properly handle the information due to lack of investigators. The police report itself cites staff shortages in six of the 13 missed opportunities. The police also failed to timely address the request from Spanish authorities for more information on Salah's older brother Brahim Abdeslam after he travelled to Spain in March 2015. Brahim had blown himself up in the Paris cafe at the night of the massacre. The Abdeslam brothers, who are from the Molenbeek district in Brussels, were under surveillance by the Brussels police. Earlier leaks of the report said that Brussels police had warned higher ups that the two had been radicalised with links to an important Islamic State figure, the ringleader of the Paris attack, Abdelhamid Abaaoud. But the information was never followed up by the Belgian police, according to the report. (WION with inputs from AFP)

Belgium missed 13 chances to unmask Paris attackers: Leaked police report