Six years later a French music executive recalls the mass shooting at Paris' Bataclan nightclub, where 90 people died during an Eagles of Death Metal concert.
back to Paris on the 13th, after the American rock band had played several successful local shows, most recently that June. Around 9 p.m., he went backstage at the 1,500-capacity club, greeted the band's tour manager, label reps and execs from streaming service Deezer. Members of, in town for their own gig, were hanging around."Just meeting up with everybody," he says.
The attacks were not isolated. Across Paris that night, another terrorist blew himself up outside the Stade de France during a soccer match, and drive-by shooters picked off victims at restaurants and cafes. This year, on Sept. 8, the trial of 20 alleged terrorists who coordinated the multi-pronged assault -- including, whom prosecutors have identified as the only surviving attacker – finally began at a Paris courthouse.for an hour in his fourth-floor AEG office, which overlooks cafes and shops on Boulevard des Italiens. His dog Saturnin roamed in the background.
His family was there when he woke up. His father had flown in from Martha's Vineyard, his brothers from elsewhere in the U.S., his mom from the south of France and Archer from Paris. His partner met his family for the first time that night. After three weeks in the hospital, Meersseman returned to his Paris home to convalesce. Physically, he didn't take long. He'd been active before the attacks, running 12 miles a week, swimming and playing sports. His wounds weren't as gruesome as the circumstances that caused them.
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