France commemorates a decade since Paris attacks scarred the nation

French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo lay a wreath in tribute to victims at the intersection of Faubourg du Temple and Boulevard Jules Ferry near La Bonne Biere cafe in Paris on 13 November 2025. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

Paris (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron began a day of commemoration ceremonies Thursday, 10 years on from France's worst attack, beginning at the first site targeted, the Stade de France just outside Paris.

Macron was joined by his wife, Brigitte Macron, and other senior politicians including former president Francois Hollande, who was in the stadium when the attack started.