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France Marks 10 Years Since Paris Attacks With Memorial Garden, Site Tributes and Match Silence

The commemorations highlight recovery through survivor testimony, accountability through the courts, plus a commitment to lasting memory.

Overview

  • President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit each attack site before inaugurating a new memorial garden near Paris City Hall, with the Eiffel Tower to display the tricolor and public tributes invited at Place de la République.
  • A minute's silence will precede France’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine at the Parc des Princes, where a win would secure qualification for 2026 with a game to spare.
  • Survivors and families describe enduring physical and psychological trauma a decade on, with two people who later died by suicide formally recognized as victims.
  • Salah Abdeslam remains jailed for life after the 2021–22 terrorism trial; his lawyer says he is open to restorative‑justice meetings, and prosecutors this week charged his former girlfriend with plotting an attack.
  • Authorities plan a Terrorism Memorial Museum to open in 2029 to preserve hundreds of objects linked to Nov. 13, as names of the dead are inscribed on plaques across the city.