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Mass attacks and victim support: how has France changed since 2015?

Hundreds of victims of the November 13th, 2015 terror attack on Paris are now beginning to testify at the biggest trial in French history. Many of these victims are now fighting for change to care and help systems in the aftermath of attacks. What has changed since 2015, have lessons been learnt?

France

'Terrifying': Policeman on being first officer at Bataclan massacre

"We remain scarred for life," said the superintendent who was the first police officer to arrive at the Bataclan massacre on November 13, 2015.

France

Suspect in Paris terror trial says 2015 attack was 'nothing personal'

"We attacked France, we targeted the population but it was nothing personal," the only surviving attacker told a Paris courtroom.

France

Paris attacks: Accused Abdeslam's 'provocations' on first day of trial

Salah Abdeslam, the main accused in the trial of 20 men, remained defiant as proceedings opened but a lawyer for the plaintiffs said he was 'not the main event' and the first day had gone well.

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Italy

Man arrested in Italy on suspicion of helping Paris terror attacks

Italian police in Bari have arrested an Algerian suspect for allegedly assisting the Paris terror attacks in November 2015.

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Belgian hearing into Paris attacks accomplices begins

A court in Brussels begins its hearing into the 20 people accused of aiding and abetting the terrorists involved in the 2015 attacks in the French capital.

France

Charlie Hebdo trial: Fugitive widow of attacker among 14 found guilty

The terrorism trial of 14 people connected to the January 2015 Islamist attacks in Paris ended with one life sentence, two 30-year jail terms, and all convicted of involvement.

France

Man charged with deadly 1982 attack on kosher restaurant in Paris

Walid Abdulrahman Abou Zayed was extradited to France on Friday by Norway, where he had settled in 1991.

France

'I understand that life must go on but...it doesn’t': Paris remembered

On the fourth anniversary of the November 13, 2015 terror attacks, French government officials will commemorate the victims of the deadliest day witnessed in the French capital since World War II.

France

French investigators wrap up probe into November 2015 Paris attacks

Anti-terror prosecutors now have up to one month to present their conclusions to the judges, who will then announce a trial date.

Europe News

What is the European People's Party and what does it stand for?

With its leader Manfred Weber tipped to succeed EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker, we take a closer look at the European People's Party (EPP).

France

Paris: Banksy artwork stolen

A mural by Banksy at the Paris Bataclan theatre, where Islamist militants killed 90 people three years ago, has been stolen, according to the venue.

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Balloons released in Paris to honour victims of 2015 terror attacks

Multicoloured balloons took to the sky above Paris in honour of the 130 victims of attacks on the Bataclan concert hall, Paris cafes and the national stadium.

France

Paris honours victims of deadly 2015 terror attacks

It's been three years since France's deadliest ever terror attacks when Paris was hit by a series of coordinated attacks that left over 130 dead

Europe News

Europol: Terror threat in the EU is rising

According to the European Police Agency, Europol, the terror threat in the EU is rising. Last year there was a 45% increase in terrorist incidents. But the EU hopes to combat the threat through reforms to Europol, Eurojust and a future European public prosecutor.

France

Paris knife attack: police make new arrests

French investigators have arrested a close friend of the Paris knife attacker. Abdul Hakim was detained in the north-east French town of Strasbourg and is being charged with conspiracy to take part in a terrorist attack.

France

Parisians angry at Trump's gun remarks

France has rejected remarks by US President Donald Trump in which he said extremist attacks in Paris would have been different had people there been armed.

Belgium

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found guilty by Belgian court

Last known surviving presumed member of Islamist gang that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015 found guilty in Belgium of attempted murder while resisting arrest in 2016

France

Man acquitted of harbouring Paris attackers in his flat

Jawad Bendaoud denied knowing the identity of the men to whom he rented a small flat in Saint-Denis.

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam trial: hearing resumes in Brussels without him

The main surviving suspect of the November 2015 attacks in Pari told the court on Monday he didn't wish to return for the next hearing.