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Paris attacks: Bataclan reopens with Sting concert

The British singer told the audience, including survivors, that they had to honour the dead and celebrate life.

His concert is on the eve of the first anniversary of the co-ordinated attacks that left 130 people dead across Paris, culminating with the Bataclan massacre.

Sting will donate the proceeds from the show to two survivors' charities.

"We will not forget them," Sting said speaking in French, before starting his hour-long set shortly after 21:00 (20:00 GMT).

Paris attacks: Call to overhaul French intelligence services

Various services should be merged into a single agency, the commission said.

Commission president Georges Fenech proposed a body similar to the US National Counter-Terrorism Centre.

The January and November attacks, which killed 147 people in all, prompted criticism of the security response.

"Faced with the threat of international terrorism we need to be much more ambitious... in terms of intelligence," said Mr Fenech.

Twitter, Facebook and Google 'aided Paris attacks'

Reynaldo Gonzalez is accusing Google, Facebook and Twitter of providing "material support" to extremists.

He alleges they "knowingly permitted" the so-called Islamic State group - referred to as "ISIS" in his legal action - to recruit, raise money and spread "extremist propaganda".

The companies said they had policies against extremist material.

Mr Gonzalez's daughter Nohemi was among the 130 people killed when extremists attacked Paris' Bataclan concert hall, bars, restaurants and the national football stadium in nearby Saint-Denis.

Paris attacker's sister speaks of guilt, disbelief

He told her to send kisses to the family and to his pet cat, whom he had left behind in France. He told her that he had a lot to deal with and that he'd call again soon.

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