France's ex-President Hollande relives night of Paris attack during trial

Former French President Francois Hollande arrives for the trial of the Paris' November 2015 attacks at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French president Francois Hollande on Wednesday told a court there had been intelligence failures ahead of an Islamic State attack against Paris in 2015, and took a swipe at Belgium for hindering efforts to shut their shared border.

Hollande was watching a France-Germany soccer match at the Stade de France on the evening of Nov. 13, 2015, when the first blast outside the stadium detonated. The militants went on to attack bars, restaurants and a concert hall, killing 130 people.