The latest news and opinion on the attacks across Paris on 13 November 2015
October 2025
Director of Bataclan terror attack drama rejects accusations of ‘indecency’
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade defends decision to film mini-series inside Paris theatre where 130 people died in 2015
November 2024
Book of the day
V13 by Emmanuel Carrère review – harrowing account of the Paris attacks trial
‘Why do I have an interest in such horrible things?’: Emmanuel Carrère on the Paris terror attacks trial
The long read
Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the killers shot him’
V13: Chronicle of a Trial by Emmanuel Carrère review – a humane and thoughtful testimony of terror and loss
March 2024
Advance of Islamic State affiliates ‘could lay ground for new wave of terrorism’
IS has stalled in Iraq and Syria but officials believe it has been planning new attacks on west for years
September 2023
Eight men sentenced over 2016 Brussels bombings, ending Belgium’s largest-ever criminal trial
Terms ranged up to life in prison and included high-profile culprits Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini
August 2023
Paris Memories review – soulful portrait of a terrorist attack survivor
Paris Memories review – deep-feeling drama about the aftermath of a terror attack
July 2023
‘I was making a film about the trauma of an entire country’: director Alice Winocour on her movie about the 2015 Paris terror attacks
After her brother was caught up in the Bataclan siege, Winocour wanted to address the events that had scarred France. She explains why she focused on the aftermath, not the violence
June 2023
November review – replay of Bataclan terror response is good PR for French cops
Cédric Jiminez’s focus on police operations in the aftermath of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks doesn’t give a real sense of who any of the agents involved are
May 2023
Fathers of forgiveness: the extraordinary friendship formed in the shadow of the Bataclan
Both Azdyne Amimour and Georges Salines have children who died in the attack that day – but Amimour’s son was one of the terrorists. They describe what brought them together and why their bond is so important
February 2023
You Resemble Me review – portrait of the ‘female suicide bomber’ who wasn’t
Expertly blending fiction, news footage and interviews, this potent debut pieces together the events leading to Hasna Aït Boulahcen’s killing by French police
January 2023
‘I buckled when I saw her remains’ – the biopic about ‘Europe’s first female suicide bomber’
After repeating ‘fake news’ about Hasna Aït Boulahcen’s role in the Paris attacks, Dina Amer switched from journalism to directing – to uncover deeper truths about this tragic misfit
November 2022
Belgium starts trial over 2016 suicide bombings
Salah Abdeslam, who was convicted in separate trial over 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, among accused
October 2022
In a deserted courtroom, the grim details of the Nice atrocity go mostly unnoticed
Robert McLiam Wilson
Eighty-six people died in the 2016 tragedy, yet compassion and empathy have become exhausted
June 2022
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam found guilty of murder and jailed for life
Paris attacks trial to conclude after 10 months of harrowing testimony
Paris attacks trial: accused given last chance to speak before verdict
Eight convicted over theft of Banksy artwork from Paris attack site
