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Paris Attacks: Bataclan Victims Are Defiant In Their Messages Of Survival On Eagles Of Death Metal's Facebook Post

Bataclan Victims Are Defiant In Their Messages Of Survival
Kathryn Snowdon
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Victims of the Bataclan attack in Paris are sharing their defiant messages of survival on social media.

Heroic tales of how fans at the concert hall managed to escape were posted on the Eagles Of Death Metal's Facebook page after the band, who were due to perform that night, paid tribute to those who died in Friday's terrorist attack.

One victim from London said that he was at the concert with nine friends when he was shot twice by terrorists who stormed the hall.

He recounts how a woman called Katie who stopped him falling unconscious after he was hit by bullets saved him.

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Police officers carry out investigastions behind a cordoned off area at the Bataclan theatre in the 11th district of Paris on November 14, 2015, the day after a series of six attacks on the city resulted in the deaths of over 128 people and 200 other injured. More than a hundred people were gunned down at the Bataclan theatre in Paris during a concert by the US band Eagles of Death Metal. AFP PHOTO/JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JACQUES DEMARTHON via Getty Images)
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An unnamed man brings his portable grand piano and plays John Lennon's Imagine by the Bataclan, Paris, one of the venues for the attacks in the French capital which are feared to have killed around 120 people. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
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The press core is set-up close to the Bataclan theatre in the 11th district of Paris on November 14, 2015, the day after a series of six attacks on the city resulted in the deaths of over 128 people and 200 other injured. More than a hundred people were gunned down at the Bataclan theatre in Paris during a concert by the US band Eagles of Death Metal. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Police officers stand by the secured and cordoned off crime scene of the Bataclan concert hall on November 14, 2015 following the deadly attacks in Paris a day before. The string of coordinated attacks in and around Paris late November 13, 2015 left more than 120 people dead, in the worst such violence in France's history. AFP PHOTO/JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JACQUES DEMARTHON via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 14: Flowers and candles are left on the pavement near the scene of yesterday's Bataclan Theatre terrorist attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris, France. At least 120 people have been killed and over 200 injured, 80 of which seriously, following a series of terrorist attacks in the French capital. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Investigating police officers inspect the lifeless body of a victim of a shooting attack outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Well over 100 people were killed in Paris on Friday night in a series of shooting, explosions. French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country's borders. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Belongings of victims lay on the pavement outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said at least 127 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A note reads "To all my friends i knew and others i did not knew, for life" on a flower next to the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack Islamic State without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman reacts outside the Bataclan theater in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. rench President Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the jihadist group claimed responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks on France since World War II. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man lights up a candle outside the Bataclan theater in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. rench President Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the jihadist group claimed responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks on France since World War II. Poster at right reads Long Live France, at left: The French fight those who steal life. Terrorists, be aware. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People rest on a bench after being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. A series of attacks targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed over 100 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Flowers are placed outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman places a candle outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A watch lays on the ground outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Investigators work outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An investigator works outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Investigators and police work outside the Bataclan concert hall, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Policemen block access to the Bataclan concert hall, center, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescuers workers evacuate a man on a stretcher near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 13, 2015. A number of people were killed and others injured in a series of gun attacks across Paris, as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A riot police officer walks by an ambulance near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 13, 2015. A number of people were killed and others injured in a series of gun attacks across Paris, as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Journalists take cover near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 13, 2015. A number of people were killed and others injured in a series of gun attacks across Paris, as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 13: Policemen patrol the streets during gunfire near the Bataclan concert hall on November 13, 2015 in Paris, France. Gunfire and explosions in multiple locations erupted in the French capital with early casualty reports indicating at least 60 dead. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images) (credit:Antoine Antoniol via Getty Images)
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Rescuers workers evacuate a man on a stretcher near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 13, 2015. A number of people were killed and others injured in a series of gun attacks across Paris, as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Rescuers workers evacuate a man on a stretcher near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 13, 2015. A number of people were killed and others injured in a series of gun attacks across Paris, as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)

In the emotive post, Mark Backwell said: "I came from London for the gig, and was shot twice. I was there with 9 friends and by a miracle we all got out, though half of us were injured. Peace to the band, you are as much victims as we all were.

"I would especially like to give my thanks to a lady called Katie, who was holed up in a back office in a bank or post office near the Bataclan with me and who kept pressure on my shot arm to staunch the blood, even though she was desperately worried because she couldn't raise her boyfriend on the phone (she did eventually, to both our relief).

"She stopped me losing blood and falling into unconsciousness or worse. She was a marvel to me.

"And I would like to thank the 2 French firemen who joined us in that office and stayed with us, and the police and paramedics who helped us to safety from there.

"Vive la France, Vive la Rock 'n Roll, and fuck those pathetic excuses for human beings who took so many from us. My heart goes out to everyone affected. xxxx"

Victims of the attack wrote their tales of survival after Eagles Of Death Metal posted this heartwarming message on their fan page.

The band's post has been shared more than 34,000 times and has been commented on thousands of times.

Maxime Dourlens also commented on the post, saying: "They tried to kill me and my wife while dancing in front of our favorite band, thankfully they failed.

"We saw what no one should have to see. Our thoughts are with everyone who lost their lives and their relatives."

Another fan explains how lucky timing saved her from the onslaught.

Mamie Tomane said: "Because of a boring woman in front of us and the smallest beer ever served we have moved to the bar. We were just behind the main door when it began. Bodies fell on me and saved my life. I don't understand yet why."

The responses have been called the "most inspiring" thing to emerge from the tragedy, with many calling the replies to the band's post "both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time".

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As the identities of the victims were revealed, it became clear that the attack on Friday was one on Paris's youth.

In the ethnically mixed Parisian neighbourbood, popular among youths, the bombings left not only France in mourning, but also the world in shock.

"By attacking bars, restaurants and a concert venue, meticulously chosen targets, in a young ethnically-mixed neighbourhood for the most terrible carnage in the history of France, murderous Islamism wanted to kill the liberty to live as one wishes," said Laurent Joffrin, the editor of Libération.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, was killed during a police raid in Saint-Denis on Wednesday.

Abaaoud's cousin, Hasna Aitboulahcen, believed to be Europe's first female suicide bomber, also died in the raid.

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