Four years later, ministers and officials on Wednesday commemorated the victims of the jihadist attacks of 13 November 2015 in Paris and Saint-Denis, which left more than 130 dead and 350 wounded. The Justice and Interior Ministers and the Mayor of Paris gathered at the scene of the attacks.

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For several minutes, the names of the 90 people who were shot by the terrorists sounded outside the Bataclan entrance. At midday, after having gathered in front of the Stade de France, the Carillon or the Petit Cambodge, the Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet and the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner went to the concert hall, in a solemn atmosphere, four years to the day after the attacks of November 13, 2015, which had left 130 dead and more than 350 wounded.

Flower sprays

Accompanied by the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the two ministers approached the stele on which the names of the victims are engraved in the marble. Two wreaths of flowers were gently deposited. One, made up of white flowers, represents the tribute of the victims' associations. The other, surrounded by a tricolor banner, is the tribute of the political authorities. A poignant silence then seized the avenue Voltaire, as a sign of meditation to the victims of the attacks. Then the politicians crossed the avenue to greet the victims or their relatives. Present in tight rows, they embraced and supported each other in a ceremony that sometimes made tears flow on some faces.

"This is an important moment of union and solidarity" said a resident, Didier Desgrois, 65 years old. "We must never stop commemorating, as we do for the two world wars, for future generations, things can quickly be forgotten". For Maryline Drouot, these ceremonies retain their importance because "they are lessons of humanity". "Every year it's a booster shot, very strange."

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On social networks, the head of state Emmanuel Macron called the French to remember the promise to "stay united never to let win" those who committed the attacks. "Today, let's remember the 13th of November and its victims," ​​tweeted the head of state. President of the victims' association 13onze15, Philippe Dupeyron reminds him of the difficulties that the victims continue to meet to resume the course of a normal life. "New victims are declaring themselves, couples are falling apart, professional lives are still upset," he says.