Paris gunmen acted like they were on drugs, says Bataclan negotiator

A hostage negotiator who spoke to the gunmen at the Bataclan theatre, where 89 people lost their lives in Paris, has told how the terrorists acted like they were under the influence of drugs.

Speaking to French magazine L’obs, the negotiator, named only as Pascal, described the gunmen as “nervous”, jittery” and “confused”.

He spoke to the gunmen five times over the phone in less than one hour, but knew after the second call that they were not going to give themselves up.