A look at the targets of the Paris terror attacks

A stadium, a concert hall and a succession of cafes and bars were among the targets of the Paris attacks which left scores of people dead. Here is a look at some of the sites:

Le Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where Eagles of Death Metal fans were killed last night. Image by Patrick Janicek / CC BY 2.0

LE BATACLAN

One of the best-known popular music venues in Paris, the Bataclan attracts a range of bands, and was set to host California-based outfit Eagles of Death Metal on Friday night.

The attackers first sprayed cafes outside the concert hall with machine-gun fire, then went inside and opened fire on the panicked audience, according to the Paris police chief.

As police closed in, the attackers detonated suicide vests, killing themselves and setting off explosions.

The neighbourhood around the concert hall, like many of the targeted sites, is known for a vibrant nightlife. The club is on Boulevard Voltaire, in a trendy neighbourhood at the intersection of the 10th, 11th and 3rd arrondissements, or city districts.

STADE DE FRANCE

Two suicide attacks and a bombing were carried out simultaneously near the national football stadium, where France and Germany were playing a friendly.

Video grab taken from Sky News of crowds on the pitch at the Stade de France stadium, where the French national side where playing Germany in a friendly football match. Image by Sky News/PA Wire

The attacks occurred near two of the stadium entrances and at a nearby McDonald’s restaurant, according to Gregory Goupil of the Alliance Police Nationale, whose region includes the area around the stadium.

He said at least three people died in the attacks.

President Francois Hollande, who often attends national matches, was evacuated from the stadium. The 80,000-seat venue was built for the 1998 World Cup.

LA BELLE EQUIPE

The sidewalk terrace of this cafe on Rue de Charonne was showered with gunfire, killing as many as 18 people, according to the Paris prosecutor.

Emergency workers covered bodies splayed on the pavement of the traditional Parisian cafe, whose name is a play on the expression “Le Belle Epoque”.

LE CARILLON and LE PETIT CAMBODGE

Le Carillon, a bar-cafe, and the nearby Cambodian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge were apparently both targeted with gunfire, killing around 14 people and leaving several gravely injured, according to prosecutors.

Victims lay on the pavement in a Paris restaurant, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Image by (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The venues are at the junction of Rue Bichat and Rue Alibert

Witnesses described sounds like fireworks, before they realised the gravity of the situation and tried to hide or flee.

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