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[chadskin]

French prosecutors said on Saturday that three coordinated teams of gunmen and suicide bombers carried out a wave of attacks across Paris that killed 129 people in what President Francois Hollande called an "act of war" by Islamic State.

Hollande declared a state of emergency, ordering police and troops into the streets, and set three days of official mourning as a stunned nation sought to comprehend the simultaneous assault on restaurants, a concert hall and the national soccer stadium on a busy Friday evening.

As a cross-border investigation gathered pace, prosecutors said the slaughter - claimed by Islamic State as revenge for French military action in Syria and Iraq - appeared to involve a multinational team with links to the Middle East, Belgium and possibly Germany as well as home-grown French roots.

Ominously, Greek officials said one and perhaps two of the assailants had passed through Greece from Turkey alongside Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their homeland.

In the worst carnage, three gunmen systematically killed at least 89 people at a rock concert by an American band at the Bataclan theater before detonating explosive belts as anti-terrorist commandos launched an assault, officials said.

Some 40 more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, including a double suicide bombing outside the Stade de France stadium, where Hollande and the German foreign minister were watching a soccer international. By Saturday night, 99 people were still in critical condition.

The bloodshed came as France, a founder member of the U.S.-led coalition waging air strikes against Islamic State, was already on high alert for terrorist attacks, raising questions about how such a complex conspiracy could go undetected.

It was the worst such attack in Europe since the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in which Islamists killed 191 people.

http://news.yahoo.com/dozens-killed-attacks-paris-hollande-declares-emergency-001406490.html#

https://twitter.com/Vince66240/status/665267239948566528

 

[Roberto Larcos]

Wonder if they'll stop the match?

German team had to evacuate their hotel because of a bomb threat, and the main train station was evacuated earlier today. Looks like this was no hoax.

Stay safe, ParisGAF.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Is this a planned attack? Gang violence?

 

[MoodyFog]

Le Figaro is reporting multiple deaths and says AK-47 were used.

 

[ICKE]

I heard in radio that they had rifles (kalashnikovs) and several people are dead. :/

 

[backflip10019]

Is this a planned attack? Gang violence?

I'm really doubting AK-47s and grenades are gang violence.

Stay safe, Paris-GAF.

 

[Mostmanlyman]

I hope no one else gets hurt.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Nothing from CNN yet.

 

[Humidex]

Retribution from the events earlier today surrounding Jihadi John?

 

[Dinda]

God damn, i heard those 2 loud explosions while watching the game.

 

[Herb Alpert]

not again...

 

[chadskin]

stefandevries: BREAKING: Paris Shootout Several people killed, several wounded. Area around Place de la République being evacuated.

https://twitter.com/stefandevries/status/665275398184411136

 

[Lights and Waves]

WTF

 

[Roberto Larcos]

Retribution from the events earlier today surrounding Jihadi John?

Something like this would be planned well in advance. They knew Paris would be even busier than normal, and the world's press would already be there to cover it, because of the football match.

 

[FeD.nL]

Apparently Hollande has fled the stadium.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Terrible

 

[Kabouter]

I'm really doubting AK-47s and grenades are gang violence.

Stay safe, Paris-GAF.

Neither is unheard of for gangs, but the gang scenario is certainly not the most likely one, no.

 

[Ray Down]

 

[Herb Alpert]

TV says that maybe several shooters would be involved.

At least 2 people dead.

 

[Volimar]

I heard about this and thought it was a hooligan related thing at first. Then I heard about deaths and kalashnikovs.

Stay safe Paris GAF.

 

[Funky Papa]

I'm really doubting AK-47s and grenades are gang violence.

Stay safe, Paris-GAF.

This could be anything, but Eastern European and Balkan gangs are nothing to fuck with.

 

[MoodyFog]

Second shooting near the Bataclan

 

[Roberto Larcos]

Apparently Hollande has fled the stadium.

Sounds stupid, but if France is anything like England, a football ground would be about the safest place to be. All bags are checked on entry, no liquids allowed in.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Grenades? Holy fuck.

And AK's. Doubt this is just your every day criminal-on-criminal shit.

Then again, the Hell's Angels have been know to use grenades before.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

This could be anything, but Eastern European and Balkan gangs are nothing to fuck with.

Yeah, some gangs have access to some scary shit. Hasn't there been a few gang attacks in Sweden using grenades recently?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Still nothing from the so-called worldwide leader in news, CNN.

What a trash network man.

 

[Kabouter]

This could be anything, but Eastern European and Balkan gangs are nothing to fuck with.

1%ers and other domestic (sometimes ethnic) gangs neither. The proliferation of Balkan war military hardware is a major problem :/

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Sounds stupid, but if France is anything like England, a football ground would be about the safest place to be. All bags are checked on entry, no liquids allowed in.

Plus I imagine there's the worry that a stadium evacuation might trigger a bomb attack.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Still nothing from the so-called worldwide leader in news, CNN.

What a trash network man.

news stations usually try and get sources on their shit, and it's breaking now on the top of it's banner on the site.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Sounds stupid, but if France is anything like England, a football ground would be about the safest place to be. All bags are checked on entry, no liquids allowed in.

My former firm-member buddy from Cornwall told me some fucking stories though man. But I guess a lot of that takes place outside the actual stadium?

 

[Funky Papa]

Le Monde:

Une fusillade fait plusieurs blessés dans le 11e arrondissementUn individu a ouvert le feu avec une arme de gros calibre sur une terrasse du café La Belle Equipe, dans le 11e arrodissement, selon un journaliste du Monde présent sur place.
En savoir plus sur http://www.lemonde.fr/#3ycfg23rMT7237Yq.99

A journalist was at the scene, so there's that.

 

[El Topo]

Still nothing from the so-called worldwide leader in news, CNN.

What a trash network man.

In all fairness, a really responsible news network might decide to wait until more confirmed information is available.

 

[Herb Alpert]

several shootings, shooters are still in the wild...

 

[Roberto Larcos]

Plus I imagine there's the worry that triggering a stadium evacuation might trigger a bomb attack.

If anything, I could see fans being kept in the stadium until the surrounding area is evacuated / looked over.

 

[FeD.nL]

Grenades? Holy fuck.

And AK's. Doubt this is just your every day criminal-on-criminal shit.

Then again, the Hell's Angels have been know to use grenades before.

This is seems organized. Stade de France and Place the Republique aren't really next to each other.

 

[FootballFan]

You could hear the explosion in the background while watching the game =/

 

[Haines]

Still nothing from the so-called worldwide leader in news, CNN.

What a trash network man.

That's what concerns you right now?

 

[Jezbollah]

Sky News reporting on this - too early for news of substance though.

 

[El Topo]

You could hear the explosion in the background while watching the game =/

There was a big explosion sound (that I must admit shook me a bit, given how lound and sudden it was), but was that really that or just some stupid fans with fireworks?

 

[Roberto Larcos]

My former firm-member buddy from Cornwall told me some fucking stories though man. But I guess a lot of that takes place outside the actual stadium?

All organised firm stuff takes place outside the stadium these days (in the UK). Clubs ban people on the first offence, and those bans are enforced.

 

[Funky Papa]

Le Figaro and Le Express (which was present at the scene) have streams with updates.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2...usillade-paris-explosions-stade-de-france.php

http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/so...s-le-10e-arrondissement-de-paris_1735709.html

Edit: Fuck me, a friend of mine is not so far from there on vacations. I hope he's well.
Edit 2: He's returning tomorrow in the morning, so hopefully he was already back at the hotel.

 

[Herb Alpert]

3 shootings

 

[Dinda]

If anything, I could see fans being kept in the stadium until the surrounding area is evacuated / looked over.

Kicker (german football magazine) reporting that no is allowed to leave the stadium at the moment.

 

[Marvel]

Goddamn, stay safe.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

This is surreal as fuck considering the game is being played right now.

 

[Volimar]

This is surreal as fuck considering the game is being played right now.

They're still playing?

 

[Orbis]

If anything, I could see fans being kept in the stadium until the surrounding area is evacuated / looked over.

That would probably be wise. We don't know if those responsible are captured/dead/on the run either.

 

[El Topo]

They're still playing?

Yes. The game is continuing regularly right now. I'm watching it.

 

[ClosingADoor]

If it's multiple shootings at different locations, it sounds like terrorism. But gang violence in Europe has involved AKs and grenades over the past years also.

 

[Jezbollah]

2 dead, 7 injured.

One shooting near Goncourt. Potential another location under investigation

EDIT: Location near Stade De France. French president has been relocated from the stadium