Eagles of Death Metal to Perform in Israel in September

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By JTA March 24, 2016

Eagles of Death Metal, the California band whose Paris concert was attacked by terrorists in November, will perform in Israel.

The band, which last performed in Israel in July, is slated to play Tel Aviv’s Hangar 11 as part of a world tour on Sept. 5, according to news reports.

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Eagles of Death Metal came to international attention in November when its concert at the Bataclan theater was attacked by terrorists as part of a series of coordinated attacks across the French capital. The attacks killed 129 people and injured 300.

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