[BigEdLB]

I pity the French Ambassador. His country suffered a tragey, and he has little understanding why it was as bas as it was

[Albion Wilde]

I pity the French Ambassador. His country suffered a tragey, and he has little understanding why it was as bas as it was

I was struck by how unprepared their police force seemed to recognize the danger from guns and shrapnel. They are running around with bare heads against machine guns like it's a gunfight with revolvers.

Shootout at the Bataclan hall: Dramatic video emerges of terrifying firefight between French police and terrorist gunmen outside concert where more than 80 people were massacred in cold blood

The above article's subheadlines read:

* Officers are filmed breaking cover before retreating as jihadists fire with machine guns from Bataclan concert hall
* At one point, an officer ushers a civilian woman across the path of gunfire to safety on the other side of the road
* Jihadists shouting 'Allahu Akbar' - God is Great - indiscriminately killed more than 80 crammed into the venue