The Eiffel Tower illuminated in the colours of the French flag on Nov 12, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Nov 13 terrorist attacks in Paris.PHOTO: AFP

How France remembers the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris

13 Nov 2025, 08:24 · The Straits Times

PARIS – For Mr Djamel Cheboub, memories of the terrorist attacks in and around Paris on Nov 13, 2015, are painfully vivid.

He was at La Belle Equipe, a cafe in the 11th Arrondissement, when men with assault rifles sprayed the terrace with gunfire, killing a friend who was with him.