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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Paris Massacre: Details unfold of a terrifying Friday the 13th

Paris has experienced a series of deadly attacks last night. Shooting, bomb blasts and a hostage situation have left more than 120 people dead and 180 people wounded. Six places were targeted and France has declared a state of emergency, imposed border controls and deployed 1500 extra troops. Le Carillon The first attack came at 21:00(20:00 GMT) in popular nightlife spots in the 10th district (arrondissement) of the capital, not far from the Place de la Republique where the first reports of the gunfire came from Le Carillon bar, at 18 rue Alibert when a man had opened fire with a Semi-Automatic Gun. Le Petit Cambodge Witness reports state that the man had then crossed the road and turned his gun on a restaurant, Le Petit Cambodge (Little Cambodia). At least 12 people were killed in his attack on the bar and restaurant La Casa Nostra pizzeria Then, another attack followed a few streets south of rue Alibert, on the terrace of La Casa Nostra pizzeria, in rue de la Fontaine au Roi. According to witnesses a man was seen firing a machine-gun. Stade de France At 21.30 in Nothern Paris, France was playing Germany at the Stade de France stadium, in an in an international football friendly ahead of Euro 2016 football championships in France. President Hollande was there. Half an hour after kick-off, the first three explosions were heard and the president was rushed to safety after the second one. It was later learnt that three suicide bombers had blown themselves up at two fast food outlets and a brasserie near the stadium Rue de Charonne At 21:50, reports of a shooting came from La Belle Equipe bar in the rue de Charonne in the 11th district. where two men were seen opening fire at the terrace of the cafe At least 19 people died in the shooting. Bataclan concert venue The deadliest of the series of attacks happened at 22:00 at a well known concert venue in Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th district, where Californian rock group Eagles of Death Metal was playing where the 1500-seat hall was sold out. According to witnesses, four attackers had stormed inside from the back spraying bullets at the crowd with Kalashnikov assault rifles. French Media reported that 82 people had died. One of the attackers had shouted “God is great” in Arabic while while another was heard blaming President Hollande for intervening in Syria. 1 2 3 Previous Next President Hollande was in crisis talks with Prime Minister Manuel Valls as well as Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and the order was then given to send elite security forces into the concert hall following the presidents live address on national TV announcing a state of emergency throughout France and a tightening of border controls. The siege ended when three of the gunmen blew themselves up with suicide belts and the fourth was shot dead

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