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Appeal trial opens for suspects of Charlie Hebdo attack

The appeal trial opened in Paris today for two men suspected of helping the gunmen who stormed the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket in January 2015.

Europe • 12 Sep 22

Families of victims, journalists, and lawyers attend the Palais de Justice where the trial of the November 2015 Paris Attacks took place

Paris terror attacks: Salah Abdeslam and others guilty

The sole surviving member of an Islamic State terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015 has been handed a whole-life sentence by a French court, the toughest punishment possible.

World • 29 Jun 22

The man is alleged to have provided support to the Bataclan attackers

Italy arrests 'forger' over links to 2015 Paris attack

Italian police say they had arrested a 36-year-old Algerian man on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group and helping the authors of the November 2015 Paris attacks.

Europe • 08 Mar 21

People attended candlelight vigils to remember the Paris attacks in November 2015

Germany extradites man linked to Paris attacks

Germany has extradited a Bosnian man to Belgium wanted in connection with the 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris today, prosecutors said.

Europe • 29 Jul 19

The Bataclan was one of several Paris locations targeted on the night of 13 November

Sting to re-open Bataclan day before anniversary

Musician Sting is to re-open the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on 12 November, a day before the anniversary of the attacks that left 90 people dead there.

News • 04 Nov 16

The men are suspected of helping Salah Abdeslam in the hours after the attack

Two allegedly linked to Paris suspect extradited

Belgium has handed over to France two men believed to have helped a key suspect in last year's Paris attacks flee to Brussels.

News • 06 Jul 16

A preliminary reading of Markit's monthly purchasing managers' index rose to 51.1 from 50.2 in April

French business activity back at pre-attacks level

French business activity grew faster than expected in May, returning to levels not seen since before the November 13 attacks in Paris, a survey showed today.

Business • 23 May 16

Bernard Cazeneuve said there is no tangible evidence linking the plot to the Paris attacks or the Brussels attacks

French national arrested over advanced terror plot

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police had arrested a suspect in the Paris area today who was in "the advanced stages" of a plot to stage an attack in France.

News • 24 Mar 16

The apparent willingness of the only known active participant to have survived the attacks is a major breakthrough after four months in which the trail had seemed to go cold

Paris attack suspect 'wanted to blow himself up'

The prime surviving suspect for the 13 November Paris attacks planned to blow himself up with fellow self-styled Islamic State militants but changed his mind, he told Belgian investigators, a day after his capture.

News • 19 Mar 16

Air France-KLM said the November attacks in Paris and the Malian capital of Bamako cost it €120m in lost revenue.

Air France-KLM beats profit forecasts for 2015

Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM today beat forecasts with a return to profit last year, helped by a drop in the fuel bill and growth in passenger traffic.

Business • 18 Feb 16

EasyJet said the quieter winter season was impacted by attacks in Paris and cancelled flights to Egypt

EasyJet's revenue per seat lower on Paris attacks

British low-cost airline EasyJet said demand for travel was dampened by security fears in the final weeks of 2015 but a recovery in bookings and ticket prices put it on track to meet annual forecasts.

Business • 26 Jan 16

Among the men purportedly shown in the video is suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud

IS releases video of 'Paris attackers'

The so-called Islamic State group has released a video purporting to show nine jihadists involved in the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in which they threaten "coalition" countries including Britain.

News • 25 Jan 16

The ATM was removed from the Bank of Ireland in Tubbercurry

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News • 13 Jan 16

Air France-KLM's overall group passenger traffic rose 1.1% last month

Air France-KLM takes €70m hit from Paris attacks

Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said the November 13 attacks in Paris had an impact of around €70m on revenue in December.

Business • 11 Jan 16

GfK's headline household confidence index was forecast to inch up to 9.4 points from 9.3 points in December

German consumer confidence unfazed by Paris attack

Consumer confidence in Germany is rising, apparently unaffected for the time being by the November 13 terror attacks in France, a poll found today.

Business • 22 Dec 15

Insee revised down its estimate of economic growth in Q4 to 0.2%, down from its previous forecast of 0.4%

French economic growth to slow after Paris attacks

The French economy is forecast to grow at a slower pace in the fourth quarter due mainly to the impact of the deadly Paris attacks last month, the Insee statistics office said today.

Business • 18 Dec 15

Tourism accounts for some 7% of gross domestic product for France

Air France-KLM estimates Paris impact at €50m

The November 13 attacks in Paris had an impact of €50m on last month's revenues, Air France-KLM said today.

Business • 08 Dec 15

The sheet shows different steps including how to escape, help others, hide and obey police

French govt publishes attack safety instructions

French authorities have published a step-by-step illustrated instruction guide on how to react to an attack like that which took place on 13 November.

News • 04 Dec 15

The flash reading for France's dominant services sector fell to 51.3 in November versus 52.7 in October

French services growth slows after Paris attacks

Growth in the French services sector has slowed in the wake of the November 13 attacks in Paris, a survey showed today.

Business • 23 Nov 15

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