Paris Muslim leaders mark 6 years since Bataclan attacks
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The Paris Mosque is marking the six-year anniversary on Friday of the attack at the Bataclan concert hall in the French capital that killed 90 people
PARIS -- The Paris Mosque is marking the six-year anniversary on Friday of the attack at the Bataclan concert hall in the French capital that killed 90 people.
Muslim leaders laid a wreath at the venue in Paris’ 11th arondissement, one day before a broader commemoration is due to take place. The commemoration is occurring a day early because of the Eid al-Adha festival.
“It is to show our solidarity with the victims that we have offered to meet here this Friday, which is for Muslims an important day,” said Chems-Eddine Hafiz, the Paris Mosque rector. “We wanted the imams to come to meet the relatives of the victims, share a moment of solidarity and hand over a wreath of flowers in memory of all the victims of the Bataclan, all without exception.”
The anniversary comes with renewed focus in France, amid a trial into the November 2015 Paris terror attacks. In the bloody events, jihadists detonated suicide vests and opened fire on cafes in the French capital before massacring spectators of a concert at the Bataclan, killing a total of 130 people.
