Paris, France

Karina Kosmala, Arts and Entertainment Editor

It is the worst terrorist attack in Europe in 11 years, since the coordinated bombings of commuter trains in Madrid killed 191 and wounded 1,800 in 2004.”- New York Times

It’s been roughly 11 months since the Charlie Hebdo incident in Paris, France that shook the world by storm. On November 13, 2015, France fell into a national state of emergency after at least a total of 128 people were killed in Paris, while “at least 180 people were injured,” according to BBC.com.

The majority of the people shot were at the Bataclan concert hall, soon following other (a total of six) locations of restaurants and a soccer stadium at 9:20 p.m. (local time) by three groups of Islamic State (ISIS), the Paris prosecutor said in the Los Angeles Times that “there was at least seven attackers and that those attackers are dead,”  According to the New York Times, “the authorities identified one of the assailants as a 29-year-old French national with a criminal record who has been ‘radicalized,” while further investigation led to discovery that the attacks were planned in Belgium.

The reason behind the attacks on Paris was that the Islamic State reaction to the “France’s campaign against its fighters and insults against Islam’s prophet,” stated the New York Times.

The following day, public protests became prohibited in Paris while businesses, schools, concerts, attractions (like the Eiffel Tower) have been closed. The president of France “declared three days of mourning and officials are advising Parisians to stay home. A memorial Mass is set for the Cathedral of Notre-Dame on Sunday evening,” stated by the New York Times.

The United States advisor and president, Mr.Obama, are discussing more strict approaches due to the Islamic State attacks. No longer is the United States viewing the Islamic State (ISIS) as a “regional problem that can be contained.” (New York Times)The Middle East adviser said, “tighter border controls, more intensive surveillance in the U.S., and more outreach to local communities in the hope that extremists will be fingered by their friends and family.” (New York Times)