In the hours that followed the wave of deadly attacks that killed at least 132 people were charged in Paris, the magnitude of the tragedy was painfully evidenced in photos heartbreaking.
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One showed a covered body with a sheet in a familiar-looking Parisian street, another gruesome splatter blood exhibited in the windows of a cafe, another illustrated like no other bloodshed in the theater Le Bataclan. Too Parisian portraits in a state of fear.
But that Friday night, a photo embodied the strength of a profession face of adversity. Taken by medical Pourya Pashootan shows a crowded recovery room at the Saint Louis hospital in the French capital where 40 doctors, nurses and anesthesiologists worked together to try to save the victims of the attacks.
The photo, posted on Facebook, has accumulated hundreds of thousands of likes and was shared thousands of times. It went viral at a time when France needs to show its determination against terrorism.
In a normal night, only a minimal guard remains in the Saint Louis hospital, but that tragic night hundreds of doctors and nurses around Paris fulfilled, proud, their duty.
"Without thinking of the danger, without hesitation, all showed up," said Pashootan to the prestigious US magazine Time. "When I saw that, I felt beautiful. I took the photo and when I got home I felt it would be a shame not to share it. "
After blurring some of the recognizable faces, the doctor shared the image in your Facebook account. "I did not expect that became viral," he said. However, within minutes, your contacts and had shared dozens of times. And from there, I did not stop.
"It is an image that speaks for itself," said Pashootan. "You do not need a title. There are not many pictures like this. It displays an entire profession mobilized and ready to face the worst events. "
"It's the kind of scenes we are used to seeing," he said. "We feel as in war," he said.