Bar targeted in deadly Paris attacks set for emotional re-open
December 04, 2015 09:19
A Paris bar where five people were killed by jihadist gunmen in the November 13 attacks is set to defiantly re-open today, in what promises to be an emotional step in the city's struggle to regain normality.
People were sipping their drinks on an unusually mild November evening in the French capital when the terraces of La Bonne Biere and the Casa Nostra restaurant opposite were sprayed with bullets.
In the weak winter sun, hearts drawn in red crayon decorate the street outside the Casa Nostra and you can still see remnants of the sand which was used to absorb the victims' blood.
Rose stems poke through bullet holes left in the restaurant's windows - when they were first put there, it became one of the most-used photographs of the post-attacks mourning.
CCTV footage from the restaurant showed the horror of the assault, with one woman's life apparently saved when the attacker's gun either jammed, or he had second thoughts.
A few steps away from the Casa Nostra, the front of La Bonne Biere has been hastily repaired and tarpaulin covers the ground as the owners prepare to return to business as -- almost -- usual.
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