Twenty men tried to join the cell that caused the massacre in the French capital (Photo: AP)

The only surviving terrorist who caused bloodshed and carnage in the city of Paris in 2015 was finally convicted.

Salah Abdeslam received the harshest sentence in a French court and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

He was part of a 10-person unit that attacked the Bataclan Theatre, cafes and the National Stadium, killing 130 people.

Abdeslam was found guilty of murder, especially in connection with a terrorist enterprise, and attempted murder.

Judge Jean-Louis Percy read the sentence in a courtroom surrounded by unprecedented security, ending the nine-month trial.

He was convicted along with 19 other men, 18 of whom were convicted of various terrorism-related offenses and one of lesser fraud.

A 32-year-old Belgian with Moroccan roots demanded acquittal in court.

Sara Abdeslam, the only survivor of the ISIS strike team, will die in a French prison (Photo: AFP).

He apologized to the victim earlier this week, telling the court: “I made a mistake, that’s true, but I’m not a murderer, I’m not a murderer.”

However, at the start of the trial, Abdeslam said he was a “soldier” from a radical group that claimed responsibility for the attack.

The court dismissed his claim that he had made a last-minute decision not to use the explosive vest he was wearing, finding it simply defective.

Victims and their families give candid testimony during a lengthy trial.

“The killers, these terrorists thought they were shooting at a crowd, a large number of people,” said Dominique Killemoes, whose son died of blood while spending the night in a cafe after the attack.

“Not the masses, it was the people who were living the life they loved and had hopes and expectations,” he added.

Thirteen other people (including 10 in custody) also attended court during the trial and were charged with offenses ranging from aiding and assisting attackers to assisting in the delivery of weapons and vehicles. attack.

Six more were tried in absentia.

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