On the evening of 13 November 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks, consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking, occurred in Paris, the capital of France, and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:20 CET, there were three suicide bombings outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, along with another suicide bombing in Paris and mass shootings at four locations near central Paris. The attacks were the deadliest on France since World War II, and the deadliest in the European Union since the Madrid train bombings in 2004.
The casualties were highest at the Bataclan theatre, where the attackers took hostages before engaging in a stand-off with police until 00:58 on 14 November. The attacks killed 129 people;89 were at the Bataclan theatre. In addition, 368 people were wounded; 352 of them were admitted to hospital with injuries sustained in the attacks, including between 80 and 99 who were critically injured. Seven of the attackers also died, while authorities continued the search for any accomplices.