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deadly plan is set in motion. teams of isis terrorists, striking at once. >> my god. not my son. >> at the stadium, the cafe, the concert hall. eight attacks, in 20 minutes. >> i heard the terrorists reloading their guns. click, click. >> then. brussels. >> it looks like war. >> why can isis attack so easily. can europe win the war on terror? the search for answers to the questions begins with a look at a night of terror in paris.

>> what is paris? what happens here that doesn't happen the same way anywhere else? >> i would say, joy of life. >> this journalist lived in paris her whole life. to her, the city has a life all its own and it is vibrant at week's end. >> what is special about friday night? >> friday night. it is a moment of likeness. forget everything and sit outside. >> everyone makes plans. drinks at the local cafe, tickets to see a favorite band, for many, from the smallest child to the most powerful man in the country, seats at the soccer match. >> what is the significance of football or soccer here? what does it mean?

>> it is a big, big deal. that night, 70,000 people in the stadium. the president. >> they are on their way to attend their first soccer game together. germany versus france. november 13th. he asked us not to show his son's face. >> france, germany. it is a big deal. were you excited, too. >> yes. it was a big deal. i was supposed to be in box seating, where there were a lot of important people. we were a bit late.

>> very hungry. the game is already underway, when they stop for something to eat. >> he would have preferred to went straight into the stadium. hang think around outside looking for sandwiches did not make him happy. >> looking for dinner in a restaurant near the stadium, someone suspicious catches his eye. you noticed something strange. you noticed a man that didn't seem right to you. >> what troubled me was his behavior. he didn't move normally. he was at not ease. looking all around like that looking around rapidly. >> he entered the men's room to find a second man, acting strangely. >> i saw the second person, i automatically thought, maybe there was a fight going on between the one outside and the

one in the bathroom. >> then what happened? >> when i came back, i opened the door. my son went in to go to the wash room. >> ryan is now in the restroom. his father is not. >> i washed my hands, that is when it exploded. >> it is around 9:20 p.m. inside the stadium. a loud noise, many brush off as fireworks. outside, there is caps on at gate d, across the street from the restaurant. >> i was thrown back. i see that behind me, people are falling. i am thrown back, but the survival instinct is telling me to go get my son in the wash room. >> he cannot know that two other terrorists are still lurking nearby. or that another team is headed

toward a busy cafe, where people like charlotte are just sitting down to dinner. >> i was eating at a restaurant with a friend of mine. it was a friday night in paris. >> 9:25 p.m., investigators say he is in a black car, as it pulls up and lets out two attackers. >> all of a sudden, we had huge gun shots, and glass coming through the window. we ducked on to the floor with all of the other dinners, we heard more gunshots coming through the window, and shards of glass, hitting people lying down on the floor. >> in seconds, the gunman spray the cafes with bullets and drive away. leaving 1510. 10 seriously injured.

back at the stadium, a body guard informs from the stands. and blade is still separate friday his son. >> at that moment, i see the suicide bomber blown up on the ground in shredding. he quickly realizes this is one of the men he saw acting suspiciously. then he spots a victim of the suicide bombing. she had blood on her face. and pieces of flesh. i wanted to lift her, that is when i realized i was in pain. his arm is injured. he manages to lift her. when i took this woman, i turned with her. as soon as we started moving,

the second explosion occurred. >> 9:30 p.m., another date, another explosion. he struggles to get the injured woman to police, returns to the restaurant, trying to find his son. >> after i open the wash room door, i look, my son wasn't there. ryan, my god. not ryan. not my son. torn apart by tragedy. >> he didn't care that he was part of a bomb going off. off he thought about was you. >> a father's journey to find his son.

>> a shocking attack. a black car, police, and ambulances, on the scene. in january, 2015, patrick pelou ran into the offices where he once worked.

>> i came in, all my colleagues were on the floor. four seriously wounded, the others were already dead. he was a doctor, one of the first to arrive. what was unbelievable was that we were walking on the bullet casings, all over the floor. it smelled like candles and gun powder, there was a thick smoke. >> 10 months later, november 13th, he is among those practicing how to respond to future terror attacks, the one we trained it ourselves with sim ulthzs with the police and fighters, we told ourselves there could be attempts anywhere in paris with gunfires and explosions. >> hours later, that exercise becomes a sickening reality.

9:30 p.m. paris. at the soccer stadium. two terrorists detonated their vests, and blade can't find his son ryan. >> what was that fear like, not knowing where the -- >> i saved the woman before saving my son. if ryan was no longer here, what kind of life would i have? >> tell us about looking for your son, what it was like when you found out he was okay? >> when i found him, my heart was filled with joy. all the pressure i felt just fell away when i found him. >> you know your father loves you, right? he had just been part of a bomb going off. all he thought about was you.

what does that mean to you? >> well, there are no words to describe that i don't know. there are no words. >> it is just after 9:30 p.m., when investigators say, they say the black car that carries the attackers pulls up. this from daily mail.com shows the moment when a normal friday turns tragic. bullets flying, and everyone inside ducking for cover. >> i got a call from one of my colleagues, who informed me that shots and explosions had taken place in paris. i immediately got on my motorcycle and returned to the hospital. >> outside, the terror continues. a gunman approaches and aims at a woman lying on the ground. he pulls the trigger, and then,

a miracle. his gun jams, she scrambles to safety. >> it was like i was in a film in an american movie. everything was bloken. there was a girl who took a bullet that came out the other side. and her friend had a scratch. we had only blood, we didn't have deaths. across the street, the gunman kill five people. wound eight. the attacks strike at the heart of the city. the cafes and bistros of paris, the french capital's living room. >> you drink, you smoke, you love, you live. that is it. nothing can happen. >> this night, something is

happening. something unthinkable. >> ten men are moving through paris in teams, killing anyone they k most of the terrors are young and european born. their 6 rhythm target is about 25 feet from the restaurant. which is really, a few steps. roman is carrying groceries into his apartment building when the shooting starts. >> it started less than two minutes, one and a half, something like that. >> he rushes across the street. >> it was a seen of chaos. everybody was so badley hurt. i saw a woman, half her head was missing at the back. a fireman, to see if the people

were still alive. >> this is the deadliest attack so far, leaving two dozen -- >> it it was like you know, a tragic painting. >> why do we use the word war? because they are using weapons of war and they kill everybody. >> reporter: and the killing is far from over. the team of cafe killers soon

arrives, this time, no gunshots, instead, 31-year-old abraham enters the wearing a suicide vest and detonates. >> two men are trying to help the wounded. one of them, presumed to be a nurse, david. >> i saw this man. i lay him on the floor. nothing special about him. he was unconscious. i noticed on the side of his body, an enormous hole. a large hole on his side. >> david says this man is no innocent victim. >> when i rip the t-shirt, i saw wiring, blood, bolts on the ground. >> david is performing cpr on the suicide bomber.

>> at that exact moment, when i realized who he was, the emergency services arrived. by performing cpr, i could have been killed too. i still building about it. >> unhindered through the streets, 15 minutes, dozens dead or wounded. others in the terror cell struck the national stadium. and another part of life in paris. next. >> everybody was dancing and smiling. when the gunman came in, it all changed.

eagles of death metal is actually not a heavy metal band. >> it is a rock and roll band, like an old one like in the 1960s. >> julian pierce waited six

months to see the american rock band. >> i love this band. good music to dance to. to have a good time with friends and drink beer. that's all. >> on november 13th, pierce and his friends are in the front row. >> we were on the right side of the concert. close from the stage. a lot of people came in after us. >> frank is in the require of the hall connected with him, not so far from you. very excited. >> we were now 20 minutes into the seeing in paris. explosions at the sock perstammium. dozens have been killed.

now, the deadliest attack. it is about 9:40, three men are dropped off in front of the they stand around for a bit, and send a message to belgium. they throw that phone in a trash bin. >> they approach the entrance and open fire. >> we heard gun shots, explosions, at first, i thought it was part of the show. it was fire department. immediately, i turned my head on the left. i see three men wearing black clothes, and holding assault

rifles. >> reporter: the men move through the bar shouts equal god in great." other hit the ground and play dead. the terrorists take. one was firns, the other he said, someone is firing on us. stayune. you were hit. i look at my leg. and the bull et they tried to move toward the stage. a lot of people trying to walk on me, on us. >> he could hear the terror of

people screaming. i looked around. say others trying to help the badley wounded. >> she later escapes through the ground floor. >> inside. >> it it was silence. i heard the terrorists reloading their guns, that particular.

i saw one man, very it was important not to move. the whole duration, i thought by i just metal detectored their face and said i love you. it felt okay to die. julian pearce decides to make a run for it. diminishing across the stage to a small road, where he

immediately spoke to a girl. she was say number on the other side. we were on the right. we are trad by rats. >> coming up, hours of

. >> as the world learns of the siege on paris. >> breaking news, multiple people are reported killed in a shooting, there is word of explosions outside the national stadium. >> victims lie helpless. >> they seemed to be enjoying themselves. they toyed with the hostages, they say to some of them, it is okay, you can go.

20 minutes they engage in a fire fight. they manage to kill him. as he falls to the ground, he blows himself up. with his suicide vest. >> i remember the terrorist, the sound of the explosion. the ringing in your ears. >> you heard the guy explode his belt. >> yes. >> the officers are forced to retreat and wait for help. the attackers move to a more secure position, deep inside the building. >> at that point, the attackers,

the two surviving hostage takers, take a dozen or so hostages in a corridor. l-shaped, described by witnesses, and barricade themselves. >> why take hostages? >> to make sure that the police, and the elite forces come to them. they decided to remain in the hostages, in order to kill police officers at the time. >> the stand-off last the three hours. >> the situation unfolding in the theater right now, where american rock band had been performing, dozens of hostages are still inside. >> just after midnight, special forces launch their final strike. >> the two remaining hostage takers blew themselves up as they were being shot to death by the commandos. >> it was about 9:40, when the

attackers went inside. the police didn't enter until 12:20. why so long? >> the intervention forces didn't know the place, didn't know how many attackers. they took apart the scene. >> all remaining hostages are rescued. julienne pierce escaped by a side exit. >> i was too shocked. it was too painful. i lost a lot of blood. i could not move. >> frank is carried to safety by a special forces officer. i met him two months later in the hospital where he was still

recovering. >> there are some parts of life it destroy, you know. that is the hardest part i try not to think about it. people lost their lives, and many who will never recover. 130 people die across the city. including 90 inside, nearly 37 more injured. the most violent night in france since world war ii. they are determined to not lose the city that they and the world love. >> it is imperative that we take this horrific story, and learn from it. to appreciate life. >> you want to beat them?

>> you beat them by living the life you used to. living a good life. that is how you beat them. >> next. who are the attackers? how did they plan? and will they strike again? >> another man were plans a second wave of attacks.

>> so many attacks, so many dead, so many questions! why paris? how did the plotting terrorists go unnoticed? who were there? some of the answers come in an isis statement, claiming responsibility, calling paris the source of abomination and perversion. >> we are saying to european countries, we are coming with car bombs, you will drink from

the cups of death. >> investigators quickly identify several of the attackers. and some of them are no surprise to a belgian newspaper reporter and blogger, who has followed a thousand media accounts of radicalityized belgians. he became facebook friends with one of the suicide friends. bilal. >> he called upon his friends, followers at home, to commit attacks on the west. i caught a few pictures of him with weapons, clearly taken in syria. >> he was part of what investigators believed was a

sell hell bent on torturing them. >> several of the terrorists were known to european and u.s. intelligence agencies, yet they were able to move easily between syria and egypt. >> how easy was it for these women to move from syria, to france, toble jun? >> it was easy, because of the weak borders that we have. one made no secret of being in syr syria. >> there is no joy in spilling blood, it is nice to see the blood of infidels. >> that last where they located

him in athens, greece, to commute. >> the u.s. it amassed a large cash of illegal weapons, handguns, amtungz and materials to make explosives. he was planning a major attack, in that raid, a firefight left two dead, a third was attacked. >> he scared the entertain --

plan organizations gaents them, and leave safely when doing so became necessary. nine months later, he plays a leading lead in terrorizing pammis. he is seen near the deadliest attack. >> he was then spotted by a

witness appearing to give orders to the them inside while the tap was still on-going. >> in the actual avoids capture. next, the desseparate search for a abalud. two more deadly attacks. two more deadly attacks. #

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a bullet bursts through the window. >> my first reflect was to take

the baby, and get away from the windows, lie on the ground, the baby was broken up suddenly and started to cry. there is an on going police raid. >> there were at least three hours of continuous exchanges, all we heard was gunfire, explosions. that was the most troubles part. >> thousands of rounds fired. then, -- while we were leaving

that protected us request their bodies, the shooting was still going on. >> we have major breaking news, the planner, important here in paris, the man who planned the attacks last friday, confirmed as dead. his body found after the intense raid. wednesday morning. >> it is the news that vthdors hope to hear.

he is dead. so are the three bombers" from the stadium. and other suspects, are still on the run. including ibrihim's xwrrth. oomph he is stopped three times, he is never detained, and cross says the borden into belgium. >> exactly. he was not expected at the time. >> here he is, at the gas station near the belgian border, after the attacks. >> why belgium? >> it has been used as a hub. >> the direct ed all the

losgiftices we know, was conceived and plans and organiz organizes. the cars. >> reporter: investigators bin to unravel it. they invade an apartment. fingerprints are found inside. within days, he is located, and captured alive. but, it is too late. terrorists detonate two bombs at

the paris airport. >> we saw the glass ceiling coming down. smoke and everything. afternoon hour later, another explosion. this time in a packed subway station in the heart of brussels. >> felt the explosion, and the train stopped in its tracks, the power went out. everyone dropped to the ground. i knew immediately, and others recognized it was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: it is the same cell that struck paris, and another sickening story. another city, praying for the wounded, and searching for a bomber who managed to escape. >> he was friends with the brothers, all growing up.

he is believed to spend time in syria. 1215. >> he returned a fully radical eyed eyed eyedis -- attack. >> the belgian officials say they arrested two tumor --. >> how many more operatives are out there, and how does europe return to normal? >> i am eneraged. >> you are inraged. >> the terrorists don't want to

just take lives, they want to take a way of life. >> exactly. >> but parizzians are required to take back the city they love. soon after the attack . >> to have a dream. >> on the better training, better information sharing. but nothing will erase the pain, and the loss of paris and

brussels, or erase the fear of what might come next. >> ahead, this hour, a defiant test fire, voluntary missiles, prompting outrage around the world. >> on the eve of this historic, see if she remains part of the eu. >> what he would do to america. >>