PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers leading an investigation into the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris and some first responders at the Bataclan concert hall that night returned Thursday to re-enact the horror that left 130 people dead across the capital.
The exercise aims to shed light on what happened when three gunmen claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire during a jam-packed rock concert. The investigation is intended to help France avoid a repeat of the attacks.
The Bataclan’s metal gate opened briefly Thursday to allow two dozen people inside. Moments before, the mother of a young man killed that night appeared outside the entrance to complain about a process she said was both unnecessarily painful and did little to help families understand what happened to their loved ones.
The families of victims were not allowed inside Thursday.
“We parents still don’t know what time our children died, what their wounds were. On my son’s death certificate, it says he died between Nov. 13 and Nov. 14,” Nadine Ribert-Reinhart said. “It’s a farce.”