How did French security forces end the Bataclan siege?

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Map of central Paris showing locations targeted during the November 13, 2015 attacks, marked with numbered circles. The map includes symbols for explosion and shooting locations and outlines the city boundary. A timeline on the left lists each attack site and event details, including Stade de France, Rue Alibert, La Casa Nostra, La Belle Equipe, Bataclan, Cafe Comptoir Voltaire, and Saint-Denis. — Paris attacks of 2015 Significant sites related to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.

French security forces ended the Bataclan siege by storming the building at 12:20 am on November 14, 2015, following more than two hours of hostage-taking and indiscriminate killing by three attackers.1

During the police operation, two of the gunmen detonated their suicide belts. The third attacker’s belt exploded when it was struck by police gunfire. This decisive intervention brought an end to the deadliest of the November 13 attacks, which resulted in at least 89 deaths at the venue.1