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Cafe targeted by terrorists during Paris attacks reopens

Gunmen opened fire at ‘A La Bonne Biere’ during co-ordinated attacks, killing five

Cafe managers Audrey Bily (right) and Romain Debray (left), speak to media outside the cafe during the reopening of the ‘A la Bonne biere’ two weeks after the Paris terror attacks. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA
Cafe managers Audrey Bily (right) and Romain Debray (left), speak to media outside the cafe during the reopening of the ‘A la Bonne biere’ two weeks after the Paris terror attacks. Photograph: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA
Fri Dec 04 2015 - 10:52

A cafe where five people were killed by a group of Islamic State gunmen during the Paris terror attacks has reopened.

A La Bonne Biere, a corner cafe in the central Paris district targeted by the gunmen, opened for business again on Friday morning.

Since the attacks, the shuttered cafe has been piled high with flowers, as have the other sites of the November 13th attacks that left 130 people dead.

Paule Zlotnik, a neighbouring shopkeeper, praised the decision. "It's time they open and that we continue life as it was before," he said.

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In surveillance video taken on the night, two gunmen in black can be seen approaching the cafe, before firing shots at the outdoor tables. They then turn back towards a car that can be seen moving slowly behind them.

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