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The Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State terror attacks took place at the Bataclan concert hall, the national soccer stadium and at restaurants and cafes. Twenty men are accused in the attacks that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Paris Trial For The November 2015 Attacks Is Set To Begin On Wednesday

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Guards stand in front the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2018, during a ceremony to remember the victims of the attacks in November 2015. On Friday, a man who rented an apartment to two fleeing terrorists received a four-year prison sentence. Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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People in front of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris during the second anniversary of the terror attacks that occurred there on November 13, 2015. Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In The Shadow Of A Terrorist Attack, Rapper Is Targeted By France's Right Wing

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The Bataclan concert hall in Paris was the scene of carnage during November's terrorist attack. The lifesaving actions that night by Didi, a security guard of North African descent, have only recently become known. Survivors say he may have helped save 400 to 500 people. Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In France, A Quiet Hero Belatedly Comes To Light

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Joel Touitou Laloux's family owned Paris' Bataclan theater from 1976 until last year, when the performance hall was sold and he retired to Israel. He's shown here on Nov. 18 at his home in the Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod in southern Israel. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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From Retirement In Israel, Bataclan Ex-Owner Recalls Better Times

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