Follow the ceremonies commemorating the attacks of November 13

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A new tribute to the victims, seven years later. Commemorative ceremonies are taking place on Sunday, November 13 in Paris and Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), in tribute to the victims of the attacks of November 13, 2015, in which 131 people lost their lives and 350 were injured. The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, is taking part in these commemorations, which began in Saint-Denis at 9 a.m. This live is now over.

A ceremony “under the sign of sobriety, dignity and contemplation”. In Paris, the ceremonies are held in front of the commemorative plaques near the sites of the attacks, “in the presence of the mayor of Paris and a representative of the State”, said the city of Paris. “This ceremony, placed under the sign of sobriety, dignity and meditation, will take place without speaking”, she added.

Salah Abdeslam sentenced to irreducible life imprisonment. At the end of the historic trial of the attacks of November 13, the special assize court of Paris pronounced at the end of June sentences ranging from two years in prison to irreducible life for Salah Abdeslam and the 19 other defendants. The main defendant and the only living member of the commandos was sentenced to life imprisonment, as requested by the National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat). The court also followed the prosecution by sentencing Mohamed Abrini to life imprisonment, with a security period of twenty-two years.

A series of attacks between Saint-Denis and Paris. On November 13, 2015, three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, killing one and injuring several. A second team of terrorists drove through the streets of the 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris, shooting at people seated at cafes and restaurants on rue Alibert (Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge), rue de la Fontaine au Roi (A la Bonne Bière and Casa Nostra) and rue de Charonne (La Belle Equipe). A suicide bomber, a member of this team, blew himself up on Boulevard Voltaire at the Comptoir Voltaire, causing no casualties but seriously injuring several people. A third team of terrorists entered the Bataclan, killing 90 spectators.

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