(Radio France) This trial of 20 men accused of involvement in the terrorist attacks which cost the lives of 130 people in Paris on 13 November 2015 was always going to be difficult for the families of those killed or injured. The on-going succession of expert police witnesses, describing the scene at each of the Paris locations targeted by the killers, complete with video and photographic evidence, verges on the insupportable.
The story begins at the Stade de France. The description of the remains of the first suicide bomber, in front of entrance D, sounds like an anatomy class.
“Back section of the corpse missing, left leg, left arm torn off. Bone fragments found 25 metres away, a hand, a finger …”
Manuel Colaço Dias, the first victim of the attacks, was hit by the hail of screws contained in the explosive vest. One of them punctured his lung, causing his death.
