Court says French state 鈥榥ot at fault鈥� for Bataclan

Judges have rejected bids by the families of victims of the Paris Bataclan and other terror attacks in November 2015 to lay blame on the state and police for the 130 deaths.

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Published Wednesday 25 July 2018 - 14:21 Modified Wednesday 25 July 2018 - 14:21

Paris Tribunal Administratif said it could not be proved the state was at fault for any lack of surveillance of the attackers and the police could not be faulted for the lack of surveillance at the Bataclan venue.

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