Eiffel Tower will remain dark in display of mourning after Paris attacks

The Eiffel Tower will remain dark Saturday night in a display of mourning following the terror attacks that left 127 dead and wounded scores more.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the Paris attacks were not part of a fight between the Islamic world and the western world. The Palace of Versailles, the Louvre and other Paris museums opened early Saturday but then closed.

Outside a Cambodian restaurant where 12 people were killed, mourners placed flowers, a candle and the French national flag, which had written on it “Fluctuat nec mergitur” – the Latin slogan of Paris, which means “It is buffeted by the waves, yet remains afloat”.

The BBC cited French sources that said more than 200 people were injured, including 80 who were critically injured.

Indian Premier Narendra Modi called the attacks “anguishing and dreadful” and Hassan Rouhani of Iran condemned them as “crimes against humanity”.

Obama said he had not yet spoken with the French president about the attacks but said he expected to be coordinating with the French over the next few days.

Police officials in France say there has been an explosion in a bar near a Paris stadium and a shootout in a Paris restaurant.

Hollande, in a televised address, said the nation would stand firm and united against the attackers.

Authorities in Brussls, Belgium made several arrests today linked to the deadly attacks in Paris. A short time later, police commandos launched a dramatic assault on the theatre.

All three Bataclan attackers died there – two detonated explosives, while the third was killed in the police raid.

A number of bands including U2 and the Foo Fighters have now cancelled shows in Paris and the rest of France out of solidarity with the victims.

Queen Elizabeth II said she and her spouse Prince Philip were “deeply shocked”, and British Prime Minister David Cameron offered Britain’s help. One American has been confirmed dead.