At least 30 dead in Paris shootings: French media

The President said: “Strongly condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, India stands firmly by France, my heart goes out to its people”.

“The big question on everyone’s mind is, were these attackers, if they turn out to be connected to one of the groups in Syria, were they homegrown terrorists or were they returning fighters from having served” with the Islamic State group, Jenkins said.

French media reported that the death toll may rise in up to five attacks in the Paris region. French President Francois Hollande was evacuated from the match, France 24 reported.

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo said he directed state law enforcement officials to monitor the Paris “situation for any implications in NY state and remain in constant communication with their local and federal partners”.

“Every time we see an attack like this it is a reminder to be prepared, to be vigilant”, NY Mayor Bill de Blasio told ABC 7 television. At least 100 people were killed in a popular Paris concert hall, one of at least 6 terror attacks in the French capital.

“I am confident the authorities and the French people will overcome this new trial”, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said.

Obama is slated to travel to Paris at the end of the month to attend a United Nations conference on climate change.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the series of attacks.

Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff says it is too early to know exactly what was happening in Paris.

The blasts penetrated the sounds of cheering fans, according to an Associated Press reporter in the stadium. “This is a awful ordeal that again assails us”, he said.

“Teams have been dispatched to crowded areas around the city out of an abundance of caution to provide police presence and public reassurance as we follow the developing situation overseas”, the NYPD said in a statement.

Two police officials say that at least 26 people have been killed in shootings and explosions around Paris, in the deadliest violence in France in decades.

The St. Louis Police Department said it added an extra layer of security for the World Cup soccer qualifying match between the United States and St. Vincent Friday night.

President Obama condemned the attacks and vowed that the United States would stand with its “oldest ally”.

Gregory Goupil of the Police Union Alliance has told the LCI News channel that the two explosions near the Stade de France were suicide attacks.

DHS officials are in contact with their foreign counterparts amid reports of multiple shootings and explosions in Paris. Coulibaly was killed when police stormed the kosher market.

One of the police officials said 11 people were killed in a Paris restaurant in the 10th arrondissement and about 15 killed in the Bataclan theater, where a hostage-taking is under way.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named.