Scenes of Tragedy as Terrorists Attack Paris Leaving Hundreds Dead

Emergency has been clamped across the country.

Another attacker detonated a suicide bomb on Boulevard Voltaire, near the music hall, the prosecutor’s office said.

“Today, and in the days ahead, NY will light One World Trade Center in blue, white and red as we stand in solemn solidarity with the people of France”, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

– French President Francois Hollande was at the stadium, but was safely evacuated.

A post on the Eagle of Death Metal’s Facebook page said that the safety of the group was still being determined.

Many Twitter accounts related to jihadists are celebrating the attack.

Rock band U2 has postponed its Saturday night concert in Paris in the light of the deadly attacks across the city Friday night.

As Hollywood continues to offer condolences and prayers, actor Rob Lowe has been criticized for tweets regarding French President Francois Hollande’s speech after the attacks.

She could not exclude the possibility that a few attackers might still be at large.

At least 18 people were killed and seven others injured in several shootings in central Paris late Friday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.

The onslaught that also killed four policemen lasted for maybe ten minutes as people screamed and cowered on the floor, covering their heads in a vain bid to escape the bullets, a witness told the Daily Mail.

The death toll was at least 120 people at six sites, including the national stadium and a circle of popular nightspots, Thibault-Lecuivre said. French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country’s borders.

Two attackers have reportedly been killed by police at the Bataclan theatre in Paris, where 100 people were being held hostage after a series of attacks on the French capital.

The Paris carnage came within days of attacks claimed by Islamic State militants on a Shi’ite Muslim district of southern Beirut in Lebanon, and a Russian tourist aircraft which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. “We know where it comes from, who these criminals are, who these terrorists are”.

‘Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians, ‘ reads the quote.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling the attacks in France “an assault to all of humanity”.

The soccer match at the Stade de France on Friday was an exhibition game between France and visiting Germany, the 2014 World Cup champion, and part of each team’s preparations for next summer’s European Championships, which will be held throughout France.

Gregory Goupil of the Alliance Police Nationale said there were at least three dead in the attacks near the stadium.

Two hundred people were injured in the string of attacks, French media reported. Sirens were immediately heard, and a helicopter was circling overhead.

Speaking to ONE News, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English says we must be “ready for random acts of terrorism” and must be sure our security systems are well equipped.

Hollande has cancelled his weekend plans to travel to Turkey for a G20 summit.

Emilio Macchio, from Ravenna, Italy, was at Le Carillon restaurant, one of the restaurants targeted, having a beer on the sidewalk, when the shooting started.

People are seen running outside the stadium, then a convoy of emergency vehicles arrives.

The Bataclan theatre had previously supported the magazine Charlie Hebdo after the satirical publication was attacked in January this year. More than 100 people were killed.

ISIS supporters have applauded the attack but it remains unclear who is responsible. “They reaffirmed their commitment to working closely in the fight against terrorism”.