13 Nov 2015

Breaking News! Multiple Shootings in Paris

Multiple shootings reported in central Paris tonight with 120 people confirmed  dead while several others are reportedly injured
French police confirmed  that at at least 120 people dead with 60 or more injured.
100 people were held hostage at Bataclan Concert Hall in Paris by gun men who fired 20 shots. Sky News reported that 5 explosions heard at the concert hall.
Sky News also reported that there was a gun man with explosives in the Concert hall. Unconfirmed reports had it that hostages  are being shot one by one by the gun men.
Reports  also  had it that two explosion were heard from Stade De France Stadium in Paris during France vs Germany football match with the President of France Hollande present. It is confirmed  that he was evacuated  from the stadium safely. 

The president of French Football Federation   confirmed a bomb attack on Gate J of the Paris Stadium  with 3 dead and others injured.
Kalashnikov fire was heard in Rue Bichat, in the 10th arrondissement of the city after 9pm. Shootings was heard at a restaurant in Paris leaving 11 people dead while others injured Explosion was heard at a bar near the stadium which as been confirmed  as suicide attack.
Reuters also reported there was another shooting at a Central Les Halles Shopping Mall in Paris 

The Deputy Mayor of Paris says it is too early to confirm if the attack was a coordinated act of terrorism but it looks like it was
President of France Hollande has called for a cabinet meeting around  12am French time. 

President Barack Obama has condemned the attack and called it an attack on humanity, an outrageous attempt to terrorise innocent people and promised to work with French people and nations around the world to bring the terrorists  to justice. 

Also the Prime Minister of UK David Cameron as well as the Bishop of Canterbury Justin Welby have sent their condolences to the people of France. 

President of France has declared  state of emergency and ordered all borders around  the country closed. 
Paris  municipality  has asked residents to stay at home after the attacks. Currently, a total of 7 separate attacks took place in various locations in France according to Sky News.

Just around 11:58pm GMT, 2 gun men at the concert hall were gunned down by the French Police and 120 people were killed in the concert hall according to French Media

160 people are estimated to have been killled while 60 or more are estimated to be injured in all the attacks at various  locations in France

Airports in France remain open while America Airlines has cancelled  all flights to France. United have confirmed all its flighst scheduled to depart for Chicago will still go as planned while Delta Airline is yet to issue a statement. Also some Metro trains in and out of France have been cancelled.

President  Hollande is currently  visitin the scenes  of the attacks.

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