SecondLoud noises, wild horse hooves, and then Major Philip Dulac was horrified to see the proud horse of the Republican Guard fall to the ground in fear. Before the start of the German-French friendly match, the horse-riding gendarmerie kept guarding in front of the Stade de France. Dulac remembered the chaos that broke out after the explosion. Torn body parts, passers-by screaming, exploding smoke: Dulac is still looking for the right words to describe the horror that began in front of goal D of the football field at 9:16 in the evening.
Speaking of the two hairy male legs on the sidewalk in front of him like mannequins, he had to swallow: “Those are photos, and I can’t get rid of them. They keep coming back, sometimes at night, sometimes while driving. “He doesn’t talk about it with his wife or children, he told FAZ, moved.
Today, he knows that a terrorist who entered Iraq via a refugee route detonated his explosive belt. But on November 13, 2015, he was looking for an obvious explanation: Will the gas cylinders in beer carts explode for fans? “This is the first time a terrorist blew himself up in France,” he said in retrospect. During his 39 years of service, he has seen many bad things, but he has never been caught off guard by such incidents. The explosion caused death, and Portuguese bus driver Manuel Colaco Dias (Manuel Colaco Dias) drove the fans from Reims to watch the game. This was the first death in that long night. More than 130 people died from their injuries.
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Starting this Wednesday, Durack will be one of the first witnesses to appear in court in the “Trial of the Century” at the Palace of Justice in Paris. When he appeared in court on September 28, the now-retired major of the famous Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment first hoped that the trial would be enlightening. Five of the 13 riders of the Republican Guard were invited to the stands. They rode to meet the fans in front of the Stade de France, wearing polished boots and shiny helmets. Dulac is the longest-serving person, and on November 13, he appointed a young colleague. “When I just told her that it would be quiet at night, there was a loud noise,” he recalled.
Dulac provided first aid to the injured, organized rescue transportation and ordered the horse to be taken to a safe place. This is a race against time. “When the second explosion occurred in front of Gate H at 9:20 in the evening, half an hour had passed since my impression. Only four minutes,” he said back. The 59-year-old major no longer rides horses after retirement. He told about the horse Ulysses, who suffered so much trauma at night that he cannot be used in the Stade de France to this day. Most importantly, Dulac hopes that the process planned by May 2022 will have an educational effect. “We must fight extremism, not just Islamic extremism, but much better,” he said.
