November 13, 2015: PARIS ATTACKS

Friday, November 13th, 2015, gunmen and suicide bombers hit Paris, France. This terrorist attack took place in several locations, including a concert hall (i.e., Bataclan), a major stadium (i.e., Stade de France), and restaurants and bar, all simultaniously
Three explosions occurred outside the Stade de France stadium on the northern fringe of Paris where France and Germany were playing an international football game. During this time, the first explosion occurred approximately at 9:20 p.m., outside Stade de France.
At 9:25 p.m., gunmen arrived at La Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant and opened fire. More than hundred bullets were fired. At 9:32 p.m., gunmen hit Café Bonne Biere and killed five people in a shooting outside of the café. The other attack occurred at La Belle Equipe restaurant at 9:36 p.m., killing nineteen people. The last restaurant was Comptoir Voltaire. A suicide bomber blew himself up at the restaurant. One person was seriously injured.
At Bataclan concert hall, three gunmen arrived at concert hall and opened fire upon the audience. Some people tried to escape from the emergency exits and some managed to find a way to the roof. One of the attackers were killed in the battle with police and the two others blew themselves up.

Death and Injury

At the Stade de France attack A total of four people were killed, three of which were gunmen and suicide bombers and only one civilian passerby.
At the Batacian concert hall, eighty nine people were killed and at least ninety nine people were wounded seriously and taken to the hospital in a critical condition.
The attacks left 130 innocent people dead in totla aad hundreds wounded.

Terrorism is intentional, calculated, and planned. It is intended to create a profound fear and it affects a wider audience than just the immediate physical target, which in this case was the people at these various locations. Furthermore, terrorism is used to affect political behavior of governments, communities or social groups.
The aim of a terrorist attack is not just to injure and kill people but to destroy people’s sense of freedom and safety by terrorizing the entire population. These characteristics are able to magnify mental health effects compared to the other type of disasters. Considering the wide intention of terrorist incidents, terrorism can be expected to have immense psychological consequences that can influence a nation, and even the world.