III. a IV. koncert v Paříži ZRUŠEN

Přinejmenším 126 obětí si vyžádaly teroristické útoky v Paříži v noci na sobotu. Při sérii šesti násilných incidentů, při kterých teroristé stříleli do davu či páchali sebevražedné atentáty, utrpělo také 215 lidí zranění, z toho 83 je v kritickém stavu. Podle vyšetřovatelů bylo zabito celkem osm teroristů, což jsou podle všeho všichni. Ačkoli bilance obětí není konečná, už nyní je jasné, že jde o jeden z nejhorších teroristických útoků v Evropě.

Z výše uvedených důvodů byly zbývající dva koncerty U2 v Paříži odloženy na neurčito a na U2.com se okolo 4. hodiny raní objevilo následující komuniké: "As a result of the ongoing state of emergency across France, the U2 Paris concert scheduled for 14th November will not be going ahead as planned. U2 and Live Nation, along with HBO who were due to live broadcast the Saturday concert, are fully resolved to go ahead with this show at an appropriate time."

K teroristické akci se vyjádřili na U2.com i členové skupiny: "Speaking from Paris the band said: "We watched in disbelief and shock at the unfolding events in Paris and our hearts go out to all the victims and their families across the city tonight. We are devastated at the loss of life at the Eagles of Death Metal concert and our thoughts and prayers are with the band and their fans. And we hope and pray that all of our fans in Paris are safe."

Je třeba říci, že francouzský prezident vyhlásil výjmečný stav - hranice Francie s ostatními státy byly uzavřeny.

Velvyslanectví ČR ve Francii:

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Velvyslanectví SR ve Francii:

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UPDATE (14. listopadu, 12.46): Bono před několika momenty potvrdil v pořadu rádia RTE (KLIK) odložení i druhého koncertu.

Bono o útocích:

Everybody is safe in our party, which is great. We haven't heard of any of our fans yet down. Thank God for that. Really our first thoughts at this point are with the Eagles fans, the Eagles of Death Metal and this is if you think about it, the majority of victims last night are music fans. This is the first direct hit on music that we've had in this so called war-on-terror or whatever it's called. It's very upsetting. These are our people. This could be me at a show. You at a show, in that venue. It's a very recognizable situation for you and for me and the coldblooded aspect of this slaughter is deeply disturbing and that's what I can't get out of my head. ... I mean again we didn't call it off. It was cancelled, honest, and I understand perfectly why. I think music is very important. I think U2 has a role to play and I can't wait till we get back to Paris and play and that's what I'm feeling from the messages we're receiving from music fans is these people will not set our agenda. They will not organize our lives for us. I remember U2 is the first big act back into New York after 9/11. We played Madison Square Garden and the feeling of Madison Square Garden was just unbelievable and the feeling was just this is who we are, you can't change it. You're not gonna turn us into haters or you're not gonna turn us around in the way we go about our lives. That was the feeling of Madison Square Garden back then and I hope that will be the feeling at Bercy when we get back there.

Bono o návratu na pódia v Irsku a Severním Irsku:

We wanted our Irish fans and audience we are excited to be coming home. And WOW are we excited about coming home, especially after this. It's been a year away, nearly a year away. It's been an extraordinary year of all kinds of tragedy and ups and downs, and yet this is - and I know there's people who don't believe that even a corner of interest in our band - this is it. This is us. This is what we've always wanted to be. We can't wait to take it home."