The Paris Cafe Where Gunmen Killed Five People Finally Reopens

The cafe remained shuttered and was piled high with flowers since November 13.

Men work on the shop front of the cafe “La bonne biere”, one of the establishments targeted during the November Paris attacks. (Photo: AP)

A cafe where five people were killed by a squad of Islamic extremist gunmen terrorising central Paris reopened for business Friday.

La Bonne Biere, a corner cafe in the trendy central Paris district targeted by the gunmen, opened early in the morning. Since the attacks, the shuttered cafe has been piled high with flowers, like the other sites of the November 13 attacks that left 130 people dead.

Paule Zlotnik, a neighbouring shopkeeper, praised the decision: “It’s time they open and that we continue life as it was before.”

In surveillance video seen by The Associated Press, two gunmen in black calmly approached La Bonne Biere that night, firing deliberately on the outdoor tables before turning back toward a car that can be seen rolling slowly behind them.