Paris attacks: French people defy Isis to celebrate cafes, bistros and bars

Bars and restaurants in the capital were targeted in the attacks that killed 129 people on Friday

Tuesday 17 November 2015 18:05 GMT

Flowers and tributes adorn the bullet damaged windows of the Le Carillon restaurant, one of the scenes of the November 16 attacks in Paris (Getty)

French people are defying the terror Isis attempted to wreak in their capital by returning to cafes, bars and bistros like the ones targeted in Friday’s attacks.

Diners are sharing photos of themselves smiling, eating and drinking with friends on social media with hashtags including #JeSuisEnTerrasse #TousAuBistrot and #OccupyTerrasse.

Le Monde describes the French “thumbing their nose at Islamic State” with the posts, which show ordinary people’s refusal to be afraid and honour those murdered as they enjoyed dinner with friends just four days ago.

#JeSuisEnTerrasse

#TousAuBistrot

#france #paris #tousaubistrot #lacoupole #groupeflo #chakamehbozorgmehr

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#JeSuisEnTerrasse #Bonjour de #Paris 17.11.15

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Fri for første gang i tre døgn. Morgenmad og eftertanke med gode venner i Paris. Ubeskriveligt dejligt. #TousAuBistrot #JeSuisEnTerrasse

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#OccupyTerrasse

#occupyterrasse

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#OccupyTerrasse #tousdehors #Paris

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#teamchelsea out in Paris drinking our fav beer #paris #notafraid #memepaspeur #occupyterrasse #tousdehors #spreadthelove #parisisaboutlife #jesuisenterrasse #fuckdaesh #parisjetaime #lebloc #whippet #dogsofinstagram #instadog #whippetlife #whippetsofinstagram #ilovemydog #bestfriend

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As well as the high-profile Stade de France and packed Bataclan concert hall, terrorists took deliberate aim at Paris’ celebrated café culture.

At 9.25pm, diners sat outside the Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge were sprayed with bullets by gunmen who suddenly pulled up in a car. At least 15 victims died.

Just minutes later, Italian restaurant the Casa Nostra and adjacent bar Cafe Bonne Biere were targeted.

Four minutes after that, 19 people were shot dead at La Belle Equipe before a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside the Comptoir Voltaire.

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Members of the public gather to lay flowers and light candles at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne in Paris

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People lay a memorial to honour victims of the Paris terror attacks at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia

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Soccer fans display the colors of the French flag in response to the deadly terrorist attack in Paris, France before the soccer match between the New York Cosmos' and the Ottawa Fury for the North American Soccer League championship at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, USA

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Pakistani Civil society activists shout slogans during a protest against Isis militants near the French consulate for the victims of the 13 November Paris attacks in Karachi, Pakistan

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People gather and view messages written on the ground at Place de la Republique in Paris

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French flags and a note reading "We will not let you spoil our children's lives" at the site of the attack at the Cafe Belle Equipe on rue de Charonne in the 11th district, in Paris

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A rose is placed beside a bullet hole at La Belle Equipe restaraunt on Rue de Charonne following the terrorist attack in Paris. As France observes three days of national mourning members of the public continue to pay tribute to the victims of deadly attacks

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Bono and band members of U2 pay their respects and place flowers on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan Theatre terrorist attack in Paris

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A man kneels as he pays tribute to victims at Place de la Republique near the deadly attack sites in Paris

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Tributes to the victims at the Place de la Republique square in Paris

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An electronic billboard on a canal show solidarity with Paris in Milan

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People lay down flowers and light candles to tribute victims of Friday's attacks in Paris as the Brandenburg gate is illuminated in blue, white and red in the colors of the French flag, in Berlin

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A man leaves flowers as a tribute following the deadly attacks in Paris, outside the French consulate in Istanbul

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People take pictures of flowers placed in bullet holes in the window of a Japanese restaurant next to the cafe 'La Belle Equipe'

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People gather at a makeshift memorial next to the Bataclan theatre in Paris on November 14, 2015,

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A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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People gather in front of flowers that were laid outside the French embassy in Rome

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People react near the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne

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A young girl places a candle in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris

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Flowers placed outside the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne in Paris, the scene for one of the attacks

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A woman is comforted by others outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris

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The world mourns Paris attacks

The Brandenbourg Gate featuring French national colors is pictured in Berlin, on November 14, 2015 a day after deadly attacks in Paris

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Flowers are laid in front of the French embassy in Rome

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A candle is lit next to flowers outside the French Embassy in Berlin

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In its statement claiming responsibility for the massacres, which killed 129 people, Isis called Paris “the capital of prostitution and vice, the lead carrier of the cross in Europe”.

Security measures have been increased across the country, which declared a national state of emergency on Friday, with 115,000 police, gendarmes and soldiers have mobilised.

President Francois Hollande called the attack an “act of war” and is preparing for talks with Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to co-ordinate military action against Isis in Syria.

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