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Paris attacks: Did intelligence fail in France?
Paris attacks: Did intelligence fail in France?http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-attacks-the-national-jan24-1.3419506
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One involved police reaction around the Bataclan concert hall.
Three men, armed with AK-47 assault rifles and explosive vests, attacked the Bataclan, where more than 1,000 people had gathered to see the American band Eagles of Death Metal. At the end of the night, 89 had been killed and more than 100 wounded.
The attack began around 9.40 p.m., but it wasn't until about 12.20 a.m., almost three hours later, that heavily armed French SWAT units stormed the concert hall.
A Bataclan security guard who tried to help people escape said he was hoping for police help much earlier. "They all arrived too late," said Jean-Pierre Betelli.
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