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Paris Bataclan attack: 'Open the door, I am here to rescue you', terrorist told survivor Paris Bataclan attack: ‘Open the door, I am here to rescue you’, terrorist told survivor
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One of the survivors of last year’s deadly attacks at the Bataclan theatre has described the moment a terrorist posed as a member of the French security forces to get in the dressing room she was hiding in.One of the survivors of last year’s deadly attacks at the Bataclan theatre has described the moment a terrorist posed as a member of the French security forces to get in the dressing room she was hiding in.
Three heavily gunned man launched an attack on the 1,500-seat Bataclan theatre, on November 13. In less than three hours, the men were dead, having killed 89 people at the concert hall and critically injuring dozens. Three heavily armed men launched an attack on the 1,500-seat Bataclan theatre on November 13. In less than three hours, the men were dead, having killed 89 people at the concert hall and critically injuring dozens.
Kelly Le Guen, a music reporter for RockUrLife and Webzine, was among a group of 30 people trapped in what she described as a “suffocating” 9 square metre room for more than two hours before security forces stormed the hall. Kelly Le Guen, a music reporter for RockUrLife and Webzine, was among a group of 30 people trapped in what she described as a “suffocating” 9m² room for more than two hours before security forces stormed the hall.
At first, the terrorists made several attempts to break down the heavy door. At first, the terrorists made several attempts to break down the heavy door. 
“We shielded the door with the furniture around us. I was standing behind a small fridge and with every loud knock the gunman gave on the door, I was pushing harder and harder against it.”“We shielded the door with the furniture around us. I was standing behind a small fridge and with every loud knock the gunman gave on the door, I was pushing harder and harder against it.”
However, after a long period of silence, a man said: “Open the door, it’s the police, we’re here to rescue you.” However, after a long period of silence, a man said: “Open the door, it’s the police, we’re here to rescue you.” 
"It was a difficult decision, we were in doubt.After a vote by show of hands we decided against it.”  “It was a difficult decision, we were in doubt. After a vote by show of hands we decided against it.” 
The decision ultimately saved their lives.The decision ultimately saved their lives.
Kelly described the evening as a “moment out-of-time”:  Kelly described the evening as a “moment out-of-time”: “It seemed like time did not exist in that room. When the police finally arrived, I did not known if one or three hours had passed since we locked ourselves in.”
“It seemed like time did not exist in that room. When the police finally arrived, I did not known if one or three hours had passed since we locked ourselves in.” “I was not exactly afraid to die but those long periods of silence do make you think about life and people you might leave behind. Do I have any regrets? Why was it so short? What comes after? How great it has been…”
“I was not exactly afraid to die but those long periods of silence do make you think about life and people you might leave behind. Do I have any regrets? Why was it so short ? What comes after? How great is has been…” “After a while I realised these thoughts were not helping and tried imagining myself getting out of this room instead.”
 
“After a while I realised this thoughts were not helping and tried imagining myself getting out of this room instead.”
When the police rescued the group, Kelly saw the full horror of the event.When the police rescued the group, Kelly saw the full horror of the event.
“The first thing I saw was a body lying just in front of the door. Then we had to go through the Bataclan's main room to get out. There were dozens and dozens of bodies everywhere and the room had absorbed the smell of dry blood.” “The first thing I saw was a body lying just in front of the door. Then we had to go through the Bataclan’s main room to get out. There were dozens and dozens of bodies everywhere and the room had absorbed the smell of dry blood.”
A concert by British pop star Sting will this weekend mark the reopening of the Bataclan.  A year later, a single bullet hole in the wall of the front of the theatre serves as a reminder of the events of November 13, as do the flowers tied to the barriers surrounding the venue A concert by British pop star Sting tonight will mark the reopening of the Bataclan.  A year later, a single bullet hole in the wall of the front of the theatre serves as a reminder of the events of 13 November, as do the flowers tied to the barriers surrounding the venue
Kelly, who went back to work straight away after the attack, has tickets for the opening night. She is glad the venue is reopening.Kelly, who went back to work straight away after the attack, has tickets for the opening night. She is glad the venue is reopening.
“I can’t wait to go and I am so glad the show is sold out on Saturday. I know some people find it disrespectful towards the victims. But I disagree." “I can’t wait to go and I am so glad the show is sold out on Saturday. I know some people find it disrespectful towards the victims. But I disagree.”
"Imagine if every café and restaurant where someone was killed in Paris had to close. There would be no more cafes left to go to.” “Imagine if every café and restaurant where someone was killed in Paris had to close. There would be no more cafes left to go to.”
The Bataclan attack capped an evening of horror during which 40 other people were shot dead and 413 wounded, many as they sat at café and restaurant terraces.The Bataclan attack capped an evening of horror during which 40 other people were shot dead and 413 wounded, many as they sat at café and restaurant terraces.
More attacks followed in July when a truck driver killed 85 people as they celebrated Bastille Day on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais seafront. The same month, two French-born radicalised teenagers slit the throat of an elderly priest in Normandy.More attacks followed in July when a truck driver killed 85 people as they celebrated Bastille Day on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais seafront. The same month, two French-born radicalised teenagers slit the throat of an elderly priest in Normandy.
On Sunday morning, President François Hollande and tAnne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, will visit each of the sites of the attacks to unveil commemorative plaques, starting at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, where the first suicide bombs were detonated. On Sunday morning, President François Hollande and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, will visit each of the sites of the attacks to unveil commemorative plaques, starting at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, where the first suicide bombs were detonated.