Paris Attacks

Soldiers patrol ahead of the UEFA 2016 European Championship in Nice, France, June 8, 2016

France will party under the watchful eyes of 90,000 security guards

As Paris readies for the Euro 2016 Tournament, what would have been a time of wild excitement will instead test the country's ability to secure itself against further terrorist attacks.

France will party under the watchful eyes of 90,000 security guards
This Syrian couple and their 5 year old son lauded Gov. Dannel Malloy (second from right) for personally welcoming them to Indiana last November. The family is withholding their last name due to concerns about the safety of relatives back in Syria.

Connecticut welcomed this Syrian refugee family after Indiana slammed its door on them

Connecticut welcomed this Syrian refugee family after Indiana slammed its door on them
Parisians observe a moment of silence in front of City Hall in honor of the Belgian victims and their own.

For many in Paris, the attacks in Brussels brings up recent memories of their own tragedy

For many in Paris, the attacks in Brussels brings up recent memories of their own tragedy

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A clampdown on a US visa waiver program might spark unintended consequences

A clampdown on a US visa waiver program might spark unintended consequences
Climate activists formed a 2-mile human chain Sunday along Parisian sidewalks after authorities banned a full-fledged climate march following the Nov. 13 attacks in the French capital. Demonstrators said they were determined to find ways to express their

France bans marches, but climate activists make their voices heard

As world leaders arrive for a global climate conference in a city that’s locked down following the November 13 terrorist attacks, climate activists look for ways — legal and otherwise — to make their voices heard

France bans marches, but climate activists make their voices heard
Andy McClure and Jessica Walker at Le Square Gardette restaurant in Paris' 11th district.

For American expats, celebrating Thanksgiving in Paris takes on more meaning this year

American expats around the world often cast their eyes homeward on Thanksgiving. But for some expats in Paris this year, Thanksgiving will be all about France.

For American expats, celebrating Thanksgiving in Paris takes on more meaning this year
'Thanksgiving' a restaurant in Paris.

What it's like to go to 'Thanksgiving' in Paris

In Paris, reporter Adeline Sire is happy to have found the trappings of Thanksgiving in a foreign country. But she's also happy to just see people out on the streets in the wake of the attacks two weeks ago.

What it's like to go to 'Thanksgiving' in Paris
McDonalds is one of the few places open on a Sunday night in the Paris suburb of Épinay-sur-Seine. (Clockwise from left: Angeline Rochery and former students, Steven dos Santos, Samir Saïfi, Laeticia Rodrigues, Cristina Riscou)

These young people from the Paris suburbs didn't know the attackers — but they know people like them

After the Paris attacks, people in the poor immigrant suburbs feel even more isolated.

These young people from the Paris suburbs didn't know the attackers — but they know people like them
The iconic Eiffel Tower peace symbol on a loaf of French bread.

An American 'Home Baker' in Paris

Sam Fromartz went to Paris to learn how to make that most fickle of breads, the baguette. And it's that loaf, he says, that will help the French as they deal with the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks.

An American 'Home Baker' in Paris
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In Brussels, Belgium, a kitty is under siege

Belgians reacted with humor when police put the city of Brussels on lockdown over the weekend. Twitter was flooded with funny cat tweets. This is unsurprising says Willem de Graeve, who co-directs the Belgian Center for Comic Strips. That's the Belgian sense of humor.

In Brussels, Belgium, a kitty is under siege
In the days after the Paris attacks, classes at the Great Mosque in Paris were canceled, though the mosque remained open.

At the Paris Great Mosque there's tranquility inside and heavily armed guards outside

Beyond the "obligatory slice of bacon" left on the door of mosques, Muslim students in Paris say they haven't felt singled out since the attacks. But they're worried.

At the Paris Great Mosque there's tranquility inside and heavily armed guards outside
Imad Karkotli in his shop in Brussels

He imports the most amazing product from Damascus, but worries 'Syrian' on his shopfront scares away customers

The climate in Brussels after the Paris attacks has one business owner planning to paint over the word "Syrian" on his shopfront.

He imports the most amazing product from Damascus, but worries 'Syrian' on his shopfront scares away customers
Steve Puget, 18, started a Facebook page to help people in Paris find missing friends and relatives after the attacks. In some cases, he had to break the news that a loved one had been killed.

From his bedroom hundreds of miles away, this teenager helped find the missing of Paris

It never occurred to Steve Puget NOT to use Facebook to help. And he was totally unsurprised when it worked.

From his bedroom hundreds of miles away, this teenager helped find the missing of Paris
Habib, 57, and his daughter Rama, 12, live in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels.

Terrorists in their midst: Residents of a Brussels neighborhood now know

The Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels resents the terror label it's been stuck with since the Paris attacks. But some hope their neighbors will do more to thwart the next attack.

Terrorists in their midst: Residents of a Brussels neighborhood now know