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Gunmen 'shot people in wheelchairs first' during Bataclan massacre
As investigations continue into the identity of the ISIL gunmen responsible for the six co-ordinated attacks across Paris on Friday night, those who survived the Bataclan massacre have spoken about the horrific ordeal they went through.
Fifteen hundred fans of the Eagles of Death Metal were packed into the Bataclan theatre when they were set upon by three men armed with explosives and AK47s.
The gunmen reportedly sprayed the theatre with bullets and hurled explosives to signal their terrifying arrival.
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Witnesses told The Mirror that the cowardly attackers targeted people in wheelchairs first.
"They went into a back room and just started shooting them," witness Helen Wilson said.
"Every time anybody tried to get out a guy would start shooting again."
The gunmen circled the music fans, mostly made up of young people, "like vultures" shooting their victims one by one.
More than 80 people were killed and dozens more were injured.
Footage obtained by Le Monde on Saturday night showed those who managed to escape running out of the building, while one woman could be seen dangling from a ledge pleading for help.
One woman who was later rescued could be heard saying "Help, help, I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant, what shall I do?"
Hanna Corbett, 21, was at the concert with her friend Jack Konda and said that at the end of the set they could hear what initially sounded like firecrackers.
"Everyone thought it was the show but then I saw the lead singer's face drop before he ran off stage and the lights came on," she said.
Ms Corbett said she and the people around her in the main standing area near the fire exit all dropped to the floor.
"When the music stopped, there was a haunting silence in between gunfire and I could see blood on the floor. It felt like the shooters were near to us," she said.
"Some of us managed to crawl out but there was just a pile of people by the fire exit.
"We didn't know what we were crawling over. Then when we got out people were just running for their lives."
Mr Konda is Australian and living in Paris as part of a study year.
"When we dropped to the floor, everyone just thought that was it," he said.
"I looked up and saw a guy walking around the perimeter of the room with a gun in his hands. It was such a relief when we got out."
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Tony Scott and Justine Merton were in the balcony area when the attack began.
"We hit the deck, kept quiet and managed to crawl to an exit amid gunfire," he said.
"There were people opening an exit door and a skylight to the roof. We clambered up and made it to an apartment at roof level.
"There were about 30 of us. We heard gunshots and explosions. It was terrifying.
"Eventually armed police found us and escorted us to safety out of a window and down a ladder to the roof.
"There was blood on the walls and shattered glass and bodies lying on the pavement. It was like a scene from a movie."
Journalist Julian Pearce was at the gig and said the shooting "lasted 10 minutes".
"Ten horrific minutes where everybody was on the floor covering their head," he said.
"The terrorists were calm, determined and reloaded three or four times. They were shooting at people on the floor."
Police first at the scene realised the ordeal was not a hostage situation but rather a race to save those still inside.
Police stormed the theatre as the armed attackers fired more shots and threw grenades.
One of the men was shot dead by police, with the others blowing themselves up moments later.
Those still inside the theatre who had not been killed tended to the injured, using clothing as bandaging.
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