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Paris attacks kill more than 120 people – as it happened Paris attacks kill more than 120 people – as it happened
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Our live coverage of the latest developments continues in our new live blog:Our live coverage of the latest developments continues in our new live blog:
Related: Paris terror attacks: eight attackers dead after killing at least 120 people – live updatesRelated: Paris terror attacks: eight attackers dead after killing at least 120 people – live updates
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Death toll revised to around 120Death toll revised to around 120
A Paris city hall official said four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 87 young people attending a rock concert at the Bataclan music hall. Anti-terrorist commandos eventually launched an assault on the building. The gunmen detonated explosive belts and dozens of shocked survivors were rescued.A Paris city hall official said four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 87 young people attending a rock concert at the Bataclan music hall. Anti-terrorist commandos eventually launched an assault on the building. The gunmen detonated explosive belts and dozens of shocked survivors were rescued.
Some 40 more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, the city hall official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the national stadium, where Hollande and the German foreign minister were watching a friendly soccer international.Some 40 more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, the city hall official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the national stadium, where Hollande and the German foreign minister were watching a friendly soccer international.
Some 200 people were injured.Some 200 people were injured.
Paris public prosecutor François Molins said the death toll was at least 120.Paris public prosecutor François Molins said the death toll was at least 120.
His spokeswoman said eight assailants had also died, seven of whom had blown themselves up with explosive belts at various locations, while one had been shot dead by police.His spokeswoman said eight assailants had also died, seven of whom had blown themselves up with explosive belts at various locations, while one had been shot dead by police.
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What we know so farWhat we know so far
Claire PhippsClaire Phipps
We are going to lead a war which will be pitiless. Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing a determined France, a united France, a France that is together and does not let itself be moved, even if today we express infinite sorrow.We are going to lead a war which will be pitiless. Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing a determined France, a united France, a France that is together and does not let itself be moved, even if today we express infinite sorrow.
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This graphic pinpoints the six locations and the latest death tolls at each; these could, of course, change.This graphic pinpoints the six locations and the latest death tolls at each; these could, of course, change.
Two hundred people have been injured, 80 of them seriously.Two hundred people have been injured, 80 of them seriously.
Eight extremists dead following deadly #ParisAttacks – as many as 120 Parisians dead: https://t.co/k7NGIOWro9 pic.twitter.com/Z56qt6tg9QEight extremists dead following deadly #ParisAttacks – as many as 120 Parisians dead: https://t.co/k7NGIOWro9 pic.twitter.com/Z56qt6tg9Q
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This extraordinary clip via France’s iTélé appears to show a phone dented by a bullet – its owner, named here only as Sylvestre, claims it saved his life during the attack at the Stade de France:This extraordinary clip via France’s iTélé appears to show a phone dented by a bullet – its owner, named here only as Sylvestre, claims it saved his life during the attack at the Stade de France:
Attentat au #StadeDeFrance > "C'est mon portable qui m'a sauvé", témoigne Sylvestre qui était aux abords du stade https://t.co/lIQq3R3OYsAttentat au #StadeDeFrance > "C'est mon portable qui m'a sauvé", témoigne Sylvestre qui était aux abords du stade https://t.co/lIQq3R3OYs
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Here is the video Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull referred to – the French football fans who, as they were evacuated from the Stade de France, sang the national anthem:Here is the video Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull referred to – the French football fans who, as they were evacuated from the Stade de France, sang the national anthem:
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The world’s newspaper front pages have reacted with horror to the unfolding events in Paris: here is a selection from France and beyond.The world’s newspaper front pages have reacted with horror to the unfolding events in Paris: here is a selection from France and beyond.
Related: Deadly attacks in Paris: today's front pages – in picturesRelated: Deadly attacks in Paris: today's front pages – in pictures
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The Paris prosecutor’s office has confirmed that eight attackers are dead.The Paris prosecutor’s office has confirmed that eight attackers are dead.
Prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre told Associated Press that the eighth attacker was killed by security forces when they raided a concert hall where the assailants had taken hostages.Prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre told Associated Press that the eighth attacker was killed by security forces when they raided a concert hall where the assailants had taken hostages.
She said it was possible that there are terrorists still at large.She said it was possible that there are terrorists still at large.
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Eight terrorists deadEight terrorists dead
An update from the prosecutor’s office, which now says eight extremists are dead, seven of them in suicide bombings.An update from the prosecutor’s office, which now says eight extremists are dead, seven of them in suicide bombings.
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Australian PM: attack has 'hallmarks' of IsisAustralian PM: attack has 'hallmarks' of Isis
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now.Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now.
He says the attack “appears to have all the hallmarks of a Daesh exercise”.He says the attack “appears to have all the hallmarks of a Daesh exercise”.
(Australia uses Daesh as its term for Islamic State.)(Australia uses Daesh as its term for Islamic State.)
Turnbull lauded the French football fans who, as they were evacuated from the Stade de France, sang the national anthem:Turnbull lauded the French football fans who, as they were evacuated from the Stade de France, sang the national anthem:
Freedom stands up for itself … in the face of terrorism.Freedom stands up for itself … in the face of terrorism.
He went on:He went on:
What we know about the attack is very limited … what we know at the moment will undoubtedly change.What we know about the attack is very limited … what we know at the moment will undoubtedly change.
He said the terrorists kill in the name of god, but theirs is “the work of the devil”.He said the terrorists kill in the name of god, but theirs is “the work of the devil”.
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The White House has published a readout of a call between Barack Obama and François Hollande on Friday evening:
President Obama spoke by phone this evening with President Hollande of France to offer the condolences of the American people for the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris earlier this evening.
The president reiterated the United States’ steadfast, unwavering support for the people of France, our oldest ally and friend, and reaffirmed the offer of any necessary support to the French investigation.
The two leaders pledged to work together, and with nations around the world, to defeat the scourge of terrorism.
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Although François Hollande said earlier that France would be closing its borders but what does that mean in practice?
Airports remain open and flights have left the capital, but some airlines, including American Airlines, said they would be delaying flights to Paris. Many, including United, Delta, and Air France KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, were operating normally.
The French foreign ministry said airports would remain open with increased security checks.
Train services also continue as normal. Eurostar said its services between the UK and France would run as normal on Saturday, but it would allow passengers who no longer wished to travel to change their tickets.
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French media, quoting investigation sources, are now reporting that eight attackers have died.
Four reportedly died at the Bataclan; three at the Stade de France; and one at boulevard Voltaire.
I must stress this is unconfirmed, and earlier the Paris prosecutor said five were dead, but it is a developing situation.
We do know via police that a number of the attackers blew themselves up with suicide belts.
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Reuters reports that members of the California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal, who had just taken the stage at the Bataclan concert venue when that attack started, are all safe.
But their crew members have not yet been accounted for, it reports:
Early indications were that members of the band, which also goes by the acronym EODM, were all safe. The band was formed in the late 1990s by lifelong friends Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme, the group’s only two permanent members.
Hughes’ mother, Jo Ellen Hughes, told a Reuters correspondent outside her home in Palm Desert, California, 125 miles east of Los Angeles, that she had spoken to her son by telephone after the attack and that he was unhurt but “very upset and shaken”.
“From my understanding, I think the whole band’s been accounted for,” she said, adding that she was not sure about the whereabouts or wellbeing of the rest of the entourage because the band and crew became separated in the pandemonium.
Hughes’s mother also said she understood the band had just taken the stage when the attack began, but she had no other details.
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Le Monde reports on the mobilisation of emergency services to cope with this unprecedented attack:
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Separate reports say a further 200 people are injured, 80 of them seriously.
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Latest death toll
François Molins, the Paris prosecutor, has given reporters an update on the numbers of those killed on Friday night.
Molins said six locations were targeted.
At the Stade de France, he said “some” were killed, possibly three. (It is not clear whether this confirms the attackers thought to have died here.)
At the Rue de Charonne, 18 are dead.
At Boulevard Voltaire: one dead.
At Rue de la fontaine au roi: five dead.
At Rue Alibert: 14 dead and many seriously injured.
Molins said the death toll was “very high”, taking into account the numbers killed at the Bataclan concert venue, believed to be as high as 120.
The prosecutor said the five attackers had been “neutralised”.
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What we know so far
We are going to lead a war which will be pitiless. Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing a determined France, a united France, a France that is together and does not let itself be moved, even if today we express infinite sorrow.
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The US defence secretary, Ash Carter, has called the attacks “horrific and barbaric”, adding:
The United States stands with the people of France and its vibrant, multicultural democracy …
We have never stood closer than we do now. Vive la France.
JUST IN: US SecDef Ash Carter's statement pic.twitter.com/hWWQBGNFIN
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Nicky Woolf
The Bataclan, on the boulevard Voltaire in the east of Paris, is one of the city’s most famous music venues. Built in 1864 in a faux-Chinese pagoda style, with a horseshoe-shaped auditorium, it can host a crowd of 1,500 people standing.
Sitting on a busy junction in an area known for its nightlife, it has played host to a galaxy of musical stars, including Edith Piaf, The Clash, Nick Cave and Lou Reed.
On Friday night, it was playing host to a sold-out crowd, there to watch the band Eagles of Death Metal on Friday night when the building was stormed by gunmen, who took and subsequently killed hostages. At least 118 people have been reported dead at the Bataclan alone.
(Eyewitness accounts from inside the Bataclan here.)
The Eagles of Death Metal are a band from Palm Desert, California. Their style is described as a mix of blues, bluegrass and garage-rock; their name was originally chosen to juxtapose the death metal genre image with folk-rock band The Eagles.
The band has two consistent members: Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme, who is also the lead singer for the rock band Queens of the Stone Age. They have worked in the past with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Tenacious D singer and actor Jack Black.
This photo (posted on Instagram by @zsuzsulla) was reportedly taken in Bataclan concert hall before the co-ordinated bomb and gun attacks on the city.
It apparently shows Eagles of Death Metal on stage prior to the attack. The Guardian is seeking to verify this.