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Which European city was the site of coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015, killing 130 people?
Answer
Paris
On the night of November 13, 2015, ISIS-coordinated attackers struck multiple sites across Paris simultaneously, including the Bataclan concert hall and the Stade de France. The attacks killed 130 people and injured hundreds more, making it France's deadliest terrorist attack since World War II.
💡 Did you know?
The Bataclan concert hall, central to the 2015 Paris attacks, reopened exactly one year later on November 12, 2016, with a concert by Sting — an event widely seen as a symbol of Parisian resilience.
Other options people guess
- Brussels
- Madrid
- London
Topics
- terrorism
- europe
- 2015
- france
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