Multiple attacks in Paris
_dreamprince_ 2015/11/14 09:37
_dreamprince_ 2015/11/14 09:37
Paris: An ordinary Friday night in cool Paris
turned into a bloodbath when terrorists
executed a series of attacks in different spots
in the city. Around 153 people were killed, as
reported by IANS. More than 200 were injured
in the attacks, in the worst such violence in
France's history.
The assailants struck at least six very different
venues, ranging from the national sports
stadium to a pizzeria. The overall toll was
expected to rise.
In a televised speech declaring Emergency on
Saturday morning, Hollande said, "Terrorist
attacks of an unprecedented level are
underway across the Paris region." He added,
"It's a horror."
Bataclan concert hall
A full house of 1,500 people were packed into
the popular venue in eastern Paris for a
concert by the US band Eagles of Death Metal.
About an hour after the band took to the
stage, the whole concert hall was turned into
"a bloodbath" according to a French radio
reporter at the scene.
Black-clad gunmen wielding AK-47s stormed
into the hall and fired calmly and methodically
at hundreds of screaming concert-goers.
Fellow radio presenter Pierre Janaszak heard
the first shots and thought it was part of the
act.
"But we quickly understood. They were just
firing into the crowd."
He said he heard an attacker say, "It's the
fault of Hollande, it's the fault of your
president, he should not have intervened in
Syria."
Four assailants were killed after police stormed
in -- three by activating their suicide vests and
a fourth shot dead -- but not before they had
mown down some 100 people.
turned into a bloodbath when terrorists
executed a series of attacks in different spots
in the city. Around 153 people were killed, as
reported by IANS. More than 200 were injured
in the attacks, in the worst such violence in
France's history.
The assailants struck at least six very different
venues, ranging from the national sports
stadium to a pizzeria. The overall toll was
expected to rise.
In a televised speech declaring Emergency on
Saturday morning, Hollande said, "Terrorist
attacks of an unprecedented level are
underway across the Paris region." He added,
"It's a horror."
Bataclan concert hall
A full house of 1,500 people were packed into
the popular venue in eastern Paris for a
concert by the US band Eagles of Death Metal.
About an hour after the band took to the
stage, the whole concert hall was turned into
"a bloodbath" according to a French radio
reporter at the scene.
Black-clad gunmen wielding AK-47s stormed
into the hall and fired calmly and methodically
at hundreds of screaming concert-goers.
Fellow radio presenter Pierre Janaszak heard
the first shots and thought it was part of the
act.
"But we quickly understood. They were just
firing into the crowd."
He said he heard an attacker say, "It's the
fault of Hollande, it's the fault of your
president, he should not have intervened in
Syria."
Four assailants were killed after police stormed
in -- three by activating their suicide vests and
a fourth shot dead -- but not before they had
mown down some 100 people.
NinthElement 2015/11/14 09:44
An explosion could clearly be heard during coverage of the football match between France and Germany. The terrorists only serve to remind us we're at war with a ruthless enemy and they would use worse weapons on us if they had the capability. May our thoughts and prayers be with the victims.
An explosion could clearly be heard during coverage of the football match between France and Germany. The terrorists only serve to remind us we're at war with a ruthless enemy and they would use worse weapons on us if they had the capability. May our thoughts and prayers be with the victims.
_dreamprince_ 2015/11/14 09:45
Stade de Francern Three loud explosions were
heard outside France's national stadium
during the first half of a friendly
international football match between France
and Germany.At least five people died
outside the glittering venue which staged the
1998 World Cup final with several others
seriously hurt One of the explosions was
near a McDonald's restaurant on the fringes
of the stadium.rnAt least one of the two
explosions in rue Jules-Rimet was a suicide
bomb attack French President Francois
Hollande, who was watching the game, was
immediately evacuated.Eventually, France
won the match and the stadium emptied in a
relatively calm atmosphere.Rue de
Charonne A little further east on Rue de
Charonne 18 people were killed, with one
witness saying a Japanese restaurant was the
main target."There was blood everywhere,"
the witnes said.Another man said he heard
shots ring out, inrnsharp bursts, for two or
three minutes."I saw several bloody bodies
on the ground. I don't know if they were
dead," he said.Emergency workers covered
bodies splayed on the sidewalk of the
traditional Parisian cafe,whose name is a
play on the expression "LernBelle Epoque."
Stade de Francern Three loud explosions were
heard outside France's national stadium
during the first half of a friendly
international football match between France
and Germany.At least five people died
outside the glittering venue which staged the
1998 World Cup final with several others
seriously hurt One of the explosions was
near a McDonald's restaurant on the fringes
of the stadium.rnAt least one of the two
explosions in rue Jules-Rimet was a suicide
bomb attack French President Francois
Hollande, who was watching the game, was
immediately evacuated.Eventually, France
won the match and the stadium emptied in a
relatively calm atmosphere.Rue de
Charonne A little further east on Rue de
Charonne 18 people were killed, with one
witness saying a Japanese restaurant was the
main target."There was blood everywhere,"
the witnes said.Another man said he heard
shots ring out, inrnsharp bursts, for two or
three minutes."I saw several bloody bodies
on the ground. I don't know if they were
dead," he said.Emergency workers covered
bodies splayed on the sidewalk of the
traditional Parisian cafe,whose name is a
play on the expression "LernBelle Epoque."
_dreamprince_ 2015/11/14 09:48
Rue Bichat
Le Carillon, a bar-cafe, and the nearby
Cambodian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge were
apparently both targeted with gunfire, killing
around 14 people and leaving several gravely
injured, according to the prosecutor.
They are at the junction of Rue Bichat and Rue
Alibert
Witnesses described sounds like fireworks,
before they realized the gravity of the situation
and tried to find a place to hide, or flee.
Pierre Montfort lives close to the Cambodian
restaurant. "We heard the sound of guns, 30-
second bursts. It was endless. We thought it
was fireworks," he said.
Florence said she arrived by scooter a minute
or so after.
"It was surreal, everyone was on the ground.
No one was moving inside the Petit Cambodge
restaurant and everyone was on the ground in
bar Carillon," she said.
"It was very calm -- people didn't understand
what was going on. A young girl was being
carried in the arms of a young man. She
seemed to be dead."
Rue de la Fontaine au Roi
A few hundred metres (yards) from the
Bataclan, the terrace of the Casa Nostra
pizzeria was targeted.
Five people were killed by attackers wielding
automatic rifles, according to witness Mathieu,
35.
"There were at least five dead around me,
others in the road, there was blood
everywhere. I was very lucky."
Boulevard Voltaire
A judicial source said one of the attackers
exploded his suicide vest on the Boulevard
Voltaire, near the Bataclan. It is not yet known
if there were any injuries from the explosion.
French army has deployed 1,500 extra soldiers
to Paris to help with the aftermath of the
attacks.
Facebook started its Facebook Safety Check
feature to allow people in Paris to alert their
friends about their safety and to check about
the safety of their friends.
Schools and universities in Paris will be closed
on Saturday, border controls reestablished and
entertainment venues and meeting halls will be
closed for the time being, Hollande said.
The Mayor of Paris has urged everyone to stay
at home.
Rue Bichat
Le Carillon, a bar-cafe, and the nearby
Cambodian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge were
apparently both targeted with gunfire, killing
around 14 people and leaving several gravely
injured, according to the prosecutor.
They are at the junction of Rue Bichat and Rue
Alibert
Witnesses described sounds like fireworks,
before they realized the gravity of the situation
and tried to find a place to hide, or flee.
Pierre Montfort lives close to the Cambodian
restaurant. "We heard the sound of guns, 30-
second bursts. It was endless. We thought it
was fireworks," he said.
Florence said she arrived by scooter a minute
or so after.
"It was surreal, everyone was on the ground.
No one was moving inside the Petit Cambodge
restaurant and everyone was on the ground in
bar Carillon," she said.
"It was very calm -- people didn't understand
what was going on. A young girl was being
carried in the arms of a young man. She
seemed to be dead."
Rue de la Fontaine au Roi
A few hundred metres (yards) from the
Bataclan, the terrace of the Casa Nostra
pizzeria was targeted.
Five people were killed by attackers wielding
automatic rifles, according to witness Mathieu,
35.
"There were at least five dead around me,
others in the road, there was blood
everywhere. I was very lucky."
Boulevard Voltaire
A judicial source said one of the attackers
exploded his suicide vest on the Boulevard
Voltaire, near the Bataclan. It is not yet known
if there were any injuries from the explosion.
French army has deployed 1,500 extra soldiers
to Paris to help with the aftermath of the
attacks.
Facebook started its Facebook Safety Check
feature to allow people in Paris to alert their
friends about their safety and to check about
the safety of their friends.
Schools and universities in Paris will be closed
on Saturday, border controls reestablished and
entertainment venues and meeting halls will be
closed for the time being, Hollande said.
The Mayor of Paris has urged everyone to stay
at home.
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