Security Guard Recalls Stopping Paris Attacks Militant in 2015

The Incident at the Stadium

• 🛡️ Salim Toorabally, a security guard, recounts stopping a man from entering the stadium without a ticket.
• 🚶 The individual, later identified as Bilal Hadfi, one of the 2015 Paris attackers, advanced without presenting his entry pass.
• 🗣️ Toorabally challenged the man, asking where he was going and to see his ticket, but the individual was unresponsive and seemed distant.
• 🏃 After being denied entry, the individual attempted to enter through another gate but was unsuccessful before detonating an explosive device at Gate D.

Personal Impact and Recognition

• 🎗️ Toorabally states that for 10 years, the support and accompaniment he received were minimal, describing himself as not being accompanied.
• 🏅 He was honored with the Silver Medal of Internal Security at Place Beauvau and recognized by the NFL at the University of Mississippi in the United States.
• 🎭 Toorabally feels he was perceived more as a hero than a victim, acknowledging that the victim aspect is also a part of him.