Trial of 20 men accused over 2015 Paris attacks begins

Security forces outside the Palais de Justice in Paris (Francois Mori/AP)

The trial of 20 men accused in the so-called Islamic State (IS) group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured has begun.

Nine gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of each other at France’s national football stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and Paris restaurants and cafes on November 13 2015.