France: Terror attack survivor recounts Paris 2015 night ahead of landmark trial

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A survivor of the attack close to Stade de France stadium Catherine Orsenne recounted her memories of the tragic night in November 2015, as she attended the trial against the perpetrators at the court of justice in Paris, on Wednesday.

Orsenne testified in the hearing as a collateral victim six years after the deadly attack.

“I was at the match and I heard detonations. It became evident really quickly that it was a terror attack,” the woman recalled. She said the fear and confusion quickly spread across the stadium even before the match had concluded.

“When I left the stadium there was a panic, someone heard a noise, it triggered something unbelievable,” she said adding “I got up with a triple fracture of the shoulder, traumatized knee, broken glasses and I found myself at the first aid station of the Stade de France.”

The woman added, however, that years after the terror attack she is slowly returning to football stadiums, with the Red Cross staff taking care for her comfort.

“I was put in a shelter because a member of the Red Cross realised that I was a victim of a major terrorist attack,” the lady explained as she attended a game during Euro 2016.

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SOT, Catherine Orsenne, Stade de France attack survivor (French): “I took part (in the process) because I was injured on the night of the attack at State de France. My lawyer suggested I take part in the process as the civil part, and I immediately accepted.”
Journalist (French): “What does this process mean for you?”
Orsenne (French): “For me personally, as I am a victim we will call for collateral damage. Now I am not affected physically or mentally, I was at the time, today we can say it passed, so I am here first because it is a far too extraordinary event that follows another far too extraordinary event with almost a six-year interval. During these six years, it has been the main theme (all around) with the lawyers, TV shows, programmes, television, meet-ups with the other victims at the association that I joined.”

SOT, Journalist (French): “I have a question about that night when you were in the stadium.”
Orsenne, Stade de France attack survivor (French) : “At the beginning, I was at the match and I heard detonations. It became evident really quickly that it was a terror attack. My brother was watching TV on a German channel. And the Germans did not hide that the stadium was locked down and that we were locked down there until the new order and that it was continuing in inner Paris. Therefore I understood it right away. I also got confirmation from the guards of the Civil Legion that were at the game and said ‘yes, it’s true.’ Then stocked up on food because I had no idea how long we were going to stay locked down at the stadium and refreshment stands were about to close. I was just thinking ahead.”

SOT, Catherine Orsenne, Stade de France attack survivor (French): “We got to the half-time. The phones started crackling around me so it expanded across the stadium. The atmosphere went down heavily. When the match concluded, we were all directed to two or three exits, so 80,000 people were divided into two or three exits instead of 40. When I left the stadium there was a panic, someone heard a noise, it triggered something unbelievable, I did not have time to return and see what caused the noise and then in the stampede, I got up with a triple fracture of the shoulder, traumatised knee, broken glasses and I found myself at the first aid station of the Stade de France.”

SOT, Catherine Orsenne, Stade de France attack survivor (French): “Fear maybe not but I limited my attendance at the stadiums. During Euro 2016 I was only once in the fan zone, although I would love to have gone there more often. I was put in a shelter because a member of the Red Cross realised that I was a victim of a major terrorist attack, he said, ‘I will put you under the protection, you will be out of danger’. And yesterday night I decided to go somewhere. I was in Lyon watching the France-Finland game. I haven’t been to the new stadium, the ambience was fabulous.”

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