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We still don’t know exactly what has happened in Paris, but these are the outlines:
French president Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and closed all borders late Friday after terrorist gunmen opened fire at multiple locations in central Paris, killing dozens of people and taking almost 100 people hostage at a rock concert.
Explosions also erupted at the Stade de France, the national stadium, where Germany and France were holding a soccer match, the Associated Press reports.
“It is a terrible trauma for France,” Hollande, who had been at the stadium, said in a national TV address.”Once again we are under attack.”
He said the French military was being deployed around Paris after the unprecedented attacks.
“The terrorists want to scare us and instill fear,” he said. “There are reasons to be afraid, but the nation knows how to defend itself and mobilize its forces and how to defeat the terrorists.”
The death toll ranged as high as 60 in the French media. The Associated Press quoted police as saying 35 were killed in the attacks.
Update #6 — terrorist are on the loose
.@ShepNewsTeam: "French authorities have just sent out a bulletin that a number of armed terrorists are one the loose somewhere." #Paris
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2015
“@Foro_TV: Reportan tiroteo y explosión en #París; hay varias víctimas https://t.co/uqeZdkGZ0x pic.twitter.com/bc1kA3jjRt“
— GerardoLoyolaAlterna (@MxLoyola) November 14, 2015
Update #5 — 5 terrorist dead. Does this include the suicide attackers?
5 terrorists killed https://t.co/mr6z7gSXEQ #paris
— Jennifer Brea (@jenbrea) November 14, 2015
Update #4 — We have a motive
‘What are you doing in Syria? You’re going to pay now’ Yasmin, inside the Bataclan, told BFM television: “I saw two guys. The biggest one said: ‘What are you doing in Syria? You’re going to pay now.’ “Then he opened fire. “I saw bodies falling all around me. I was shot in the foot. It was carnage. I’ve never seen so many dead people all around,” she said, sobbing.
Update #3
.@SkyNews reports 158 killed in #Paris terror attacks. https://t.co/Xf7nZwkplk @ShepNewsTeam pic.twitter.com/mjnTDjWd88
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2015
Update #2
Detailed breakdown of death toll in #Paris tonight, according to emergency services https://t.co/vAkgVboIr3 pic.twitter.com/MYsGBsQDbx — TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) November 14, 2015
At least 140 people have been killed in the #Paris attacks. Here’s what we know so far: https://t.co/gsBwnSSypO pic.twitter.com/mZUHBJktCE
— ITV News (@itvnews) November 14, 2015
Update #1
100 dead at Bataclan
Expect this report to change radically over the next 2-3 hours. I know what you’re thinking: this is how the Religion of Peace celebrates after Friday prayers.
Latest from Paris: French police official confirms 2 suicide attacks, 1 bombing near Paris stadium: https://t.co/Q3yK5cRjkY — WGN TV News (@WGNNews) November 13, 2015
Could be. Suicide attacks are nearly a copyrighted move by Islamic terrorists. In addition to the signature move — suicide attacks — the fact that President Hollande has closed national borders indicates that he doesn’t think it is the Trappist monks acting up again. The national government also seems to think this attack is beyond the ability of a very robust Parisian police force to handle:
CONFIRMED : At least 400 soldiers are now being sent as support in addition to the 200 already deployed in Paris. — ✡SamuelCardillo✡ (@cyberwarfighte1) November 13, 2015
Update– attacks in several places
Reports of several attacks in different locations throughout #Paris https://t.co/896ObAhXln https://t.co/QFE0zMsPpf — CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2015
Update — curfew immposed
.@ShepNewsTeam: “In #Paris, they have just instituted a mandatory curfew, the first mandatory curfew since 1944.” pic.twitter.com/KYPMFczHwm — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 13, 2015
Update — was this part of a planned multi-national attack?
Reminder: 3 Moroccan-born men accused of plotting Charlie Hebdo -style attack in Spain last week: https://t.co/Ij7Asjci0k #Paris — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) November 13, 2015
Update — ISIS?
Shep reads report that man arrested in #Paris admits to being a Syrian recruited by Isis. — Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) November 13, 2015
Update — Counter Terrorism operation underway
Update – French police officials confirm security forces have launched an assault on the #Paris concert hall where hostages have been taken — Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) November 13, 2015
#ParisAttack: InPic: Military being deployed to #Paris: @RT_com reports pic.twitter.com/gAMA0O8YDT — People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) November 13, 2015
.@ShepNewsTeam: “The carnage at the concert hall has ended and no more people will die. That is from police.” #Paris pic.twitter.com/autRzprpFu — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 13, 2015
The current scene outside the #Bataclan theater in #Paris https://t.co/IA2CKNDL7u https://t.co/LYmSPNpszV — CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2015
#Paris: Two terrorists reportedly killed as security forces operation continues at Bataclan https://t.co/ECDmtntWQH pic.twitter.com/YAA7mRpqRM — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 13, 2015
France-Germany match goes on amid explosions outside #Paris stadium https://t.co/KLT0vAoPJa pic.twitter.com/NRea4TlVGF — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) November 14, 2015
#PARIS: -France declared state of emergency -At least 60 dead -Assault on concert hall over -At least 2 gunmen dead https://t.co/9UIinn0qoU — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 14, 2015
#PARIS: -France declared state of emergency -At least 60 dead -Assault on concert hall over -At least 2 gunmen dead https://t.co/9UIinn0qoU — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) November 14, 2015
Hostage siege at #Bataclan in #Paris is reportedly over https://t.co/WxI5dzxKC2 https://t.co/N7Pdg09UIX — CNN International (@cnni) November 14, 2015
Update — 140 dead?
#Paris death toll soars to 140 as 100 hostages killed inside concert theatre https://t.co/PznRKuqZkp pic.twitter.com/ujosla16A7 — The Advertiser (@theTiser) November 14, 2015
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