Eagles of Death Metal Singer: A Kid Survived Paris Attacks by ‘Hiding under my leather jacket’

Eagles of Death Metal Singer: A Kid Survived Paris Attacks by ‘Hiding under my leather jacket’
Pictures of victims are placed behind candles outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. AP Photo/Christoph Ena
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Jesse Hughes, the lead singer of the Eagles of Death Metal, the band that was playing the Paris venue that turned into a deadly hostage situation last week when terrorists opened fire, gave a detailed account of what happened.

Hughes said the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists killed fans hiding inside the band’s dressing room in the Bataclan theater on the night of Nov. 13. At least 130 people died in a series of attacks carried out across Paris, with a good number of deaths occurring at the Bataclan.

In an emotional interview with Vice, the 43-year-old singer said that one person in the room survived by hiding under his leather jacket.

Vice released a short clip of the interview, which was released by its founder Shane Smith. Hughes. It also shows the band’s co-founder, Josh Homme, who is also the frontman for Queens of the Stone Age.

A man cycles by Belgian Army vehicle parked in front of the main train station in the center of Brussels on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
A man cycles by Belgian Army vehicle parked in front of the main train station in the center of Brussels on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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