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| Paris terror attacks: eight attackers dead after killing at least 120 people – live updates | Paris terror attacks: eight attackers dead after killing at least 120 people – live updates |
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| 6.49am GMT06:49 | |
| Where the attacks took place | |
| The attacks were launched in six separate locations across the city – five in the 10th and 11th arrondissements, and one close to the Stade de France, in the north of the city, where president François Hollande was attending a football match between the French and German teams. | |
| Here is what we know about the places where the shootings and explosions took place. | |
| Le Bataclan concert venue | |
| The club is on Boulevard Voltaire, a lively neighbourhood at the intersection of the 10th, 11th and third arrondissements. | |
| One of the best-known music venues in Paris, the Bataclan was hosting California-based band Eagles of Death Metal on Friday night. Band members are reported safe, although the whereabouts of their entourage are unconfirmed. | |
| This was the site where most of the victims – many of them young – were killed. | |
| The attackers first sprayed cafes outside the concert hall with machine gunfire, then went inside and opened fire on the panicked audience, according to the Paris police chief. | |
| As police closed in, three of them detonated suicide vests, killing themselves and setting off explosions. | |
| Stade de France | |
| Two suicide attacks and a bombing were carried out simultaneously near the national stadium. | |
| The attacks occurred near two of the stadium entrances and at a nearby McDonald’s restaurant, according to Gregory Goupil of the Alliance Police Nationale, whose region includes the area around the stadium. He said at least three people died in the attacks. | |
| Spectators were evacuated from the 80,000-seat venue, many of them singing the Marseillaise as they did so. | |
| La Belle Equipe | |
| The sidewalk terrace of the cafe on Rue de Charonne was showered in gunfire, killing as many as 18 people, according to the Paris prosecutor. | |
| Emergency workers covered bodies splayed on the pavement. | |
| Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge | |
| Le Carillon, a bar-cafe, and the nearby Cambodian restaurant Le Petit Cambodge were apparently both targeted with gunfire, killing around 14 people and leaving several gravely injured, according to the prosecutor. | |
| They are at the junction of Rue Bichat and Rue Alibert. | |
| Witnesses described sounds like fireworks, before they realised the gravity of the situation and tried to find a place to hide, or flee. | |
| 6.37am GMT06:37 | |
| Eyewitness: 'He swivelled right, swivelled left and opened fire' | |
| Psychotherapist Mark Colclough, a 43-year-old British-Danish dual citizen, was with a colleague on Rue de la Fontaine when he witnessed a gunman attack a cafe. | |
| He told the Guardian what he saw: | |
| He was standing in a shooting position. He had his right leg forward and he was standing with his left leg back. He was holding up to his left shoulder a long automatic machine gun – I saw it had a magazine beneath it. | |
| Everything he was wearing was tight, either boots or shoes and the trousers were tight, the jumper he was wearing was tight, no zippers or collars. Everything was toned black. | |
| If you think of what a combat soldier looks like, that is it – just without the webbing. Just a man in military uniform, black jumper, black trousers, black shoes or boots and a machine gun. Maybe a woolly hat. | |
| He was left-handed and shooting in bursts of three or four shots. It was fully intentional, professional bursts of three or four shots. | |
| He killed three or four individuals who were sitting in the chairs in front of the cafe. We saw them get shot down. They fell off their chairs on to the ground. | |
| He then swivelled and shot through a car driver’s window. | |
| We then saw him walk into the cafe. He swivelled right and then swivelled left and opened fire. That is when we dived for cover. | |
| We heard a total of maybe 15 or 20 shots, then everything went quiet. | |
| You can read the full report here: | |
| Related: Paris attack witness: 'he was dressed in black, professional, shooting and killing' | |
| 6.31am GMT06:31 | |
| Paris is closing down many of its public spaces in response to this assault. | |
| In a tweet from the city’s official account, authorities say “all of the city’s amenities”, including schools, museums, libraries, gyms, swimming pools and markets, will close on Saturday. Universities will also remain closed. | |
| Dès demain, fermeture de tous les équipements de la Ville: écoles, musées, bibliothèques, gymnases, piscines, marchés alimentaires | |
| 6.24am GMT06:24 | |
| François Hollande said that France would be closing its borders but in practice travel in and out of the country appears unimpeded, although security checks have been increased. | |
| 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. | |
| French officials say they believe that all the attackers involved have been killed, but say they are searching for accomplices who could still be at large. | |
| 6.22am GMT06:22 | |
| Obama: 'an attack on all humanity' | |
| World leaders have condemned the attacks and pledged support for France in the wake of the attack. | |
| US president Barack Obama described the atrocities as “an attack on all of humanity”. | |
| China’s president, Xi Jinping, condemned “in the strongest ways this barbarous act”. | |
| In Australia the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said the attacks appeared “to have all the hallmarks of Daesh [Islamic State]”, adding that the events of Friday evening were “truthfully the work of the devil”. | |
| We have rounded up international reaction here: | |
| Related: Paris terror attacks: world leaders condemn 'the work of the devil' | |
| 6.16am GMT06:16 | 6.16am GMT06:16 |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Saeed Kamali Dehghan |
| My colleague Saeed Kamali Dehghan sends more on the reaction in Iran: | My colleague Saeed Kamali Dehghan sends more on the reaction in Iran: |
| Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has cancelled his official visit to France, due to take place next week, in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. | Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has cancelled his official visit to France, due to take place next week, in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. |
| In a letter to his French counterpart, Rouhani strongly denounced the attacks as a “crime against humanity” and expressed condolences with the French people. | In a letter to his French counterpart, Rouhani strongly denounced the attacks as a “crime against humanity” and expressed condolences with the French people. |
| He was due in Rome on Saturday and then Paris next week on a major European visit, the first such trip by an Iranian president in a decade. He called off both visits in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the country’s state news agency reported. | He was due in Rome on Saturday and then Paris next week on a major European visit, the first such trip by an Iranian president in a decade. He called off both visits in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the country’s state news agency reported. |
| Rouhani’s visits were aimed at reviving Iran’s global image and rebuilding economic ties following the landmark nuclear agreement in July. Under that accord, Tehran agreed to roll back its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, including an end to the EU embargo on imports of Iranian oil. | Rouhani’s visits were aimed at reviving Iran’s global image and rebuilding economic ties following the landmark nuclear agreement in July. Under that accord, Tehran agreed to roll back its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, including an end to the EU embargo on imports of Iranian oil. |
| It was meant to be Rouhani’s first official visit to Europe and also the first to the continent by an Iranian head of government since 1999, when the former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, made similar trips to Paris and Rome. | It was meant to be Rouhani’s first official visit to Europe and also the first to the continent by an Iranian head of government since 1999, when the former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, made similar trips to Paris and Rome. |
| Rouhani particularly wanted to present his country as a key regional player with an influential role in determining the fate of Syria, according to Ali-Akbar Mousavi Khoini, a former reformist Iranian MP. | Rouhani particularly wanted to present his country as a key regional player with an influential role in determining the fate of Syria, according to Ali-Akbar Mousavi Khoini, a former reformist Iranian MP. |
| 6.06am GMT06:06 | 6.06am GMT06:06 |
| The map below shows the location of the six separate attacks – five of them in close proximity in the 10th and 11th arrondissements – in Paris on Friday evening. | The map below shows the location of the six separate attacks – five of them in close proximity in the 10th and 11th arrondissements – in Paris on Friday evening. |
| The sixth took place at the Stade de France, where the French national team was playing Germany in a friendly football match. President François Hollande was at the stadium when two suicide bombs were detonated outside. | The sixth took place at the Stade de France, where the French national team was playing Germany in a friendly football match. President François Hollande was at the stadium when two suicide bombs were detonated outside. |
| Officials now say 87 people are thought to have been killed at the Bataclan concert venue, the highest death toll of all the sites. | Officials now say 87 people are thought to have been killed at the Bataclan concert venue, the highest death toll of all the sites. |
| Casualty figures are being frequently revised as new information comes to light. At present, we understand that around 200 people are injured, 80 of them seriously, on top of the (at least) 120 people who have been killed. | Casualty figures are being frequently revised as new information comes to light. At present, we understand that around 200 people are injured, 80 of them seriously, on top of the (at least) 120 people who have been killed. |
| Eight extremists dead following deadly #ParisAttacks – as many as 120 Parisians dead: https://t.co/k7NGIOWro9 pic.twitter.com/Z56qt6tg9Q | Eight extremists dead following deadly #ParisAttacks – as many as 120 Parisians dead: https://t.co/k7NGIOWro9 pic.twitter.com/Z56qt6tg9Q |
| 5.59am GMT05:59 | 5.59am GMT05:59 |
| How to contact friends and family in Paris | How to contact friends and family in Paris |
| The French government has set up a site to gather witness statements and report missing people. It is currently slow to load, presumably because of the weight of traffic. | The French government has set up a site to gather witness statements and report missing people. It is currently slow to load, presumably because of the weight of traffic. |
| Here is also a reminder of some of the embassy numbers in Paris for people who may have concerns about friends or relatives. | Here is also a reminder of some of the embassy numbers in Paris for people who may have concerns about friends or relatives. |
| British embassy: +33 1 44 51 31 00 | British embassy: +33 1 44 51 31 00 |
| US embassy Phone: +33 1 43 12 22 22 | US embassy Phone: +33 1 43 12 22 22 |
| Irish embassy Phone:+33 1 44 17 67 00 | Irish embassy Phone:+33 1 44 17 67 00 |
| The Australian department for foreign affairs has set up a hotline for those who are concerned about Australians overseas on 1300 555 135. Those who are overseas can call +612 6261 3305. | The Australian department for foreign affairs has set up a hotline for those who are concerned about Australians overseas on 1300 555 135. Those who are overseas can call +612 6261 3305. |
| The New Zealand hotline is 04 439 8000. | The New Zealand hotline is 04 439 8000. |
| Updated at 6.00am GMT | Updated at 6.00am GMT |
| 5.56am GMT05:56 | 5.56am GMT05:56 |
| Here is a round-up of the latest Guardian coverage of the Paris attacks: | Here is a round-up of the latest Guardian coverage of the Paris attacks: |
| 5.48am GMT05:48 | 5.48am GMT05:48 |
| This amateur footage from the Stade de France during the attack there shows the panic of the crowd as explosions rang out around them: | This amateur footage from the Stade de France during the attack there shows the panic of the crowd as explosions rang out around them: |
| 5.43am GMT05:43 | 5.43am GMT05:43 |
| Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, has denounced the attacks, calling them a “crime against humanity”, Agence France-Presse reports. | Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, has denounced the attacks, calling them a “crime against humanity”, Agence France-Presse reports. |
| 5.42am GMT05:42 | 5.42am GMT05:42 |
| Six locations across the city were targeted and we are slowly hearing casualty figures from each. | Six locations across the city were targeted and we are slowly hearing casualty figures from each. |
| Overall, at least 120 people are thought to have been killed. Two hundred are injured, 80 seriously. | Overall, at least 120 people are thought to have been killed. Two hundred are injured, 80 seriously. |
| The eight attackers are also dead, seven of them after detonating suicide belts. | The eight attackers are also dead, seven of them after detonating suicide belts. |
| At the Stade de France, the Paris prosecutor François Molins said “some” were killed, possibly three. (It is not clear whether this include the attackers thought to have died here.) | At the Stade de France, the Paris prosecutor François Molins said “some” were killed, possibly three. (It is not clear whether this include the attackers thought to have died here.) |
| At the Rue de Charonne, 18 are dead. | At the Rue de Charonne, 18 are dead. |
| At Boulevard Voltaire: one dead. | At Boulevard Voltaire: one dead. |
| At Rue de la fontaine au roi: five dead. | At Rue de la fontaine au roi: five dead. |
| At Rue Alibert: 14 dead and “many seriously injured”. | At Rue Alibert: 14 dead and “many seriously injured”. |
| Bataclan concert venue: 87 reported dead. | Bataclan concert venue: 87 reported dead. |
| 5.31am GMT05:31 | 5.31am GMT05:31 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Welcome to continuing live coverage of the unfolding events in Paris. | Welcome to continuing live coverage of the unfolding events in Paris. |
| Here is what we know so far about the series of shootings and explosions that devastated the French capital on Friday evening: | Here is what we know so far about the series of shootings and explosions that devastated the French capital on Friday evening: |
| 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. |
| We will continue to bring you the latest updates as the investigation into the attack begins and we learn more about those who were killed and injured. | We will continue to bring you the latest updates as the investigation into the attack begins and we learn more about those who were killed and injured. |