Woman Shares Firsthand Account of Surviving Bataclan Attack

Source: Isobel Bowdery Facebook Page

At least 129 people were killed in a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks in Paris on Friday evening, November 13.

The majority of the casualties occurred at the Bataclan theatre, where American rock band Eagles of Death Metal were playing a concert.

A Facebook post from a woman describing her experience of attending the concert has gone viral, attracting over 450,000 shares in the 18 hours after it was posted.

Isobel Bowdery gives a detailed description of the shootings alongside an image of her bloodstained top. Her Facebook profile states that she is a recent graduate of the University of Cape Town.

A private Instagram account for Bowdery can be seen here.