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Obama Visits Bataclan Concert Hall to Honor Paris Attacks Victims - Reports

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US President Barack Obama arrived early Monday at the Bataclan concert hall, one of the coordinated attacks sites in Paris, to pay tribute to the victims of the November 13 massacre, media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US leader, accompanied by French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, laid a single white rose in front of the building, according to Le Parisien.

© REUTERS / Christian HartmannFrench fire brigade members aid an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015.
French fire brigade members aid an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015. - Sputnik International
French fire brigade members aid an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015.

The politicians stood in silence for several minutes in front of the venue where 90 people were killed.

Obama motorcade took on unexpected route along the Seine shortly after he arrived in Paris late on Sunday.

On Monday, he is expected to participate in the Paris Climate Summit. The 21st UN conference aims to reach a legally binding agreement on climate change.

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