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| Paris attacks: Hollande blames Islamic State for 'act of war' | Paris attacks: Hollande blames Islamic State for 'act of war' |
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| The near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 128 people were an "act of war" organised by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, French President Francois Hollande says. | The near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 128 people were an "act of war" organised by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, French President Francois Hollande says. |
| He said the attacks, carried out by eight gunmen and suicide bombers, were "organised and planned from outside". | He said the attacks, carried out by eight gunmen and suicide bombers, were "organised and planned from outside". |
| The targets included bars, restaurants, a concert and a high-profile football match. IS claimed the attacks. | The targets included bars, restaurants, a concert and a high-profile football match. IS claimed the attacks. |
| Mr Hollande has declared three days of national mourning. | Mr Hollande has declared three days of national mourning. |
| He raised the security threat level to its highest point and imposed a nationwide state of emergency. Hospital officials now put the number of injured at 300. Eighty are in a critical condition. | He raised the security threat level to its highest point and imposed a nationwide state of emergency. Hospital officials now put the number of injured at 300. Eighty are in a critical condition. |
| These are the deadliest attacks in peacetime France, and only the fourth time since WW2 that a state of emergency has been imposed. The last time was during a 2005 wave of riots in poor suburbs. | These are the deadliest attacks in peacetime France, and only the fourth time since WW2 that a state of emergency has been imposed. The last time was during a 2005 wave of riots in poor suburbs. |
| It is the worst atrocity in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings. | It is the worst atrocity in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings. |
| Live: Follow the latest developments here | Live: Follow the latest developments here |
| Who were the victims? | |
| How will Paris cope? | How will Paris cope? |
| A new type of terrorism? | A new type of terrorism? |
| Terrorism and fear stalk city | Terrorism and fear stalk city |
| Images of aftermath of shootings | Images of aftermath of shootings |
| Eyewitness accounts from the scene | Eyewitness accounts from the scene |
| The night of violence unfolded soon after 21:00 (20:00 GMT) as people were enjoying a Friday night out in the French capital. | The night of violence unfolded soon after 21:00 (20:00 GMT) as people were enjoying a Friday night out in the French capital. |
| A gunman opened fire on Le Carillon bar in the rue Alibert, not far from the Place de la Republique, before heading across the road to Le Petit Cambodge (Little Cambodia), killing at least 12 people. | A gunman opened fire on Le Carillon bar in the rue Alibert, not far from the Place de la Republique, before heading across the road to Le Petit Cambodge (Little Cambodia), killing at least 12 people. |
| "We heard the sound of guns, 30-second bursts. It was endless. We thought it was fireworks," Pierre Montfort, a resident living close to Le Petit Cambodge, said. | "We heard the sound of guns, 30-second bursts. It was endless. We thought it was fireworks," Pierre Montfort, a resident living close to Le Petit Cambodge, said. |
| A few streets away, diners sitting on the terrace of La Casa Nostra pizzeria in rue de la Fontaine au Roi, were also fired on, with the loss of at least five lives. | A few streets away, diners sitting on the terrace of La Casa Nostra pizzeria in rue de la Fontaine au Roi, were also fired on, with the loss of at least five lives. |
| At around the same time, on the northern outskirts of Paris, 80,000 people who had gathered to watch France play Germany at the Stade de France heard three explosions outside the stadium. | At around the same time, on the northern outskirts of Paris, 80,000 people who had gathered to watch France play Germany at the Stade de France heard three explosions outside the stadium. |
| President Hollande was among the spectators and was whisked to safety after the first explosion. It later emerged three suicide bombers blew themselves up at fast food outlets and a brasserie near the stadium. | President Hollande was among the spectators and was whisked to safety after the first explosion. It later emerged three suicide bombers blew themselves up at fast food outlets and a brasserie near the stadium. |
| Attack sites: | Attack sites: |
| La Belle Equipe, 92 rue de Charonne, 11th district - at least 19 dead in gun attacks | La Belle Equipe, 92 rue de Charonne, 11th district - at least 19 dead in gun attacks |
| Le Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant at rue Alibert, 10th district - at least 12 dead in gun attacks | Le Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant at rue Alibert, 10th district - at least 12 dead in gun attacks |
| La Casa Nostra restaurant, 92 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 11th district - at least 5 dead in gun attacks | La Casa Nostra restaurant, 92 rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 11th district - at least 5 dead in gun attacks |
| Stade de France, St Denis, just north of Paris - explosions heard outside venue, three attackers dead | Stade de France, St Denis, just north of Paris - explosions heard outside venue, three attackers dead |
| Bataclan concert venue, 50 Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district - stormed by four gunmen, at least 80 dead | Bataclan concert venue, 50 Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district - stormed by four gunmen, at least 80 dead |
| What we know | What we know |
| 'I saw people on the ground and blood' | 'I saw people on the ground and blood' |
| #Paris: Power, horror, and lies | #Paris: Power, horror, and lies |
| The attack on the 1,500-seat Bataclan concert hall was the deadliest of Friday night's attacks. Gunmen opened fire on a sell-out gig by US rock group Eagles of Death Metal, killing at least 80 people. | The attack on the 1,500-seat Bataclan concert hall was the deadliest of Friday night's attacks. Gunmen opened fire on a sell-out gig by US rock group Eagles of Death Metal, killing at least 80 people. |
| "At first we thought it was part of the show but we quickly understood," Pierre Janaszak, a radio presenter, told AFP news agency. | "At first we thought it was part of the show but we quickly understood," Pierre Janaszak, a radio presenter, told AFP news agency. |
| "They didn't stop firing. There was blood everywhere, corpses everywhere. We heard screaming. Everyone was trying to flee." | "They didn't stop firing. There was blood everywhere, corpses everywhere. We heard screaming. Everyone was trying to flee." |
| He said the gunmen took 20 hostages, and he heard one of them tell their captives: "It's the fault of Hollande, it's the fault of your president, he should not have intervened in Syria". | He said the gunmen took 20 hostages, and he heard one of them tell their captives: "It's the fault of Hollande, it's the fault of your president, he should not have intervened in Syria". |
| Within an hour, security forces had stormed the concert hall and all four attackers there were dead. Three had blown themselves up and a fourth was shot dead by police. | Within an hour, security forces had stormed the concert hall and all four attackers there were dead. Three had blown themselves up and a fourth was shot dead by police. |
| BBC correspondents tweet from the scene in Paris: | BBC correspondents tweet from the scene in Paris: |
| Gavin Hewitt: Here in Paris, the police have banned all demos and gatherings in the city and the suburbs until Thursday #parisattacks | Gavin Hewitt: Here in Paris, the police have banned all demos and gatherings in the city and the suburbs until Thursday #parisattacks |
| Imelda Flattery: A woman on a bicycle rides past the Belle Epique restaurant. Her sobbing audible above the clicks of press cameras. | Imelda Flattery: A woman on a bicycle rides past the Belle Epique restaurant. Her sobbing audible above the clicks of press cameras. |
| Gavin Lee: "I looked outside my window + 2 men were dead outside, I saw the attacker too. I can't stop shaking" Marie, lives above Casa Nostra cafe #Paris | Gavin Lee: "I looked outside my window + 2 men were dead outside, I saw the attacker too. I can't stop shaking" Marie, lives above Casa Nostra cafe #Paris |
| Read more tweets from our correspondents here | Read more tweets from our correspondents here |
| Islamic State released a statement on Saturday saying "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles" had carried out the attacks on "carefully chosen" targets, and were a response to France's involvement in the air strikes on IS militants in Syria and Iraq. | Islamic State released a statement on Saturday saying "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles" had carried out the attacks on "carefully chosen" targets, and were a response to France's involvement in the air strikes on IS militants in Syria and Iraq. |
| Shortly before, President Hollande said France had been "attacked in a cowardly shameful and violent way". | Shortly before, President Hollande said France had been "attacked in a cowardly shameful and violent way". |
| "So France will be pitiless in its response to the Islamic State militants," he said, vowing to "use all means within the law.. on every battleground here and abroad together with our allies". | "So France will be pitiless in its response to the Islamic State militants," he said, vowing to "use all means within the law.. on every battleground here and abroad together with our allies". |
| As Paris reels from the events of Friday night, many municipal buildings as well as Disneyland Paris have been closed, sports events have been cancelled and large gatherings have been banned for the next five days. Residents are being urged to donate blood. | As Paris reels from the events of Friday night, many municipal buildings as well as Disneyland Paris have been closed, sports events have been cancelled and large gatherings have been banned for the next five days. Residents are being urged to donate blood. |
| Police believe all of the gunmen are dead - seven killed themselves with explosives vests and one was shot dead by the security forces - but it is unclear if any accomplices are still on the run. | Police believe all of the gunmen are dead - seven killed themselves with explosives vests and one was shot dead by the security forces - but it is unclear if any accomplices are still on the run. |
| Who were the attackers? | |
| Police are trying to establish the identities of the attackers from body parts and other evidence. | Police are trying to establish the identities of the attackers from body parts and other evidence. |
| UK government sources have told the BBC the attackers appear to be a self-contained cell which returned to France from Syria. | UK government sources have told the BBC the attackers appear to be a self-contained cell which returned to France from Syria. |
| Sources involved in the French investigation say that one of those who carried out the concert hall attack was a French citizen with a history of involvement in radical Islam. | Sources involved in the French investigation say that one of those who carried out the concert hall attack was a French citizen with a history of involvement in radical Islam. |
| French media quote police sources as saying that a Syrian passport belonging to someone born in 1990 was found next to one of the stadium attackers. An Egyptian passport was also found nearby. | French media quote police sources as saying that a Syrian passport belonging to someone born in 1990 was found next to one of the stadium attackers. An Egyptian passport was also found nearby. |
| Le Parisien newspaper quotes a spectator as saying one of the stadium attackers was a woman. | Le Parisien newspaper quotes a spectator as saying one of the stadium attackers was a woman. |
| A police raid linked to the Paris attacks has been carried out in Brussels, according to Belgian TV, but there has been no official confirmation of this. | |
| Police are searching for a black Seat car with foreign registration plates and alloy wheels which may have been used in the attacks. Reports speak of a car with Belgian plates having been used by the attackers. | |
| West inevitable target: Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent | West inevitable target: Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent |
| From the moment that US-led coalition forces began to check the advance of IS's rampage across Iraq in the summer of 2014 it was inevitable the West would become their target. | From the moment that US-led coalition forces began to check the advance of IS's rampage across Iraq in the summer of 2014 it was inevitable the West would become their target. |
| France is especially vulnerable. Its open borders have allowed easy access to the powerful automatic weapons used in all the Paris attacks this year. | France is especially vulnerable. Its open borders have allowed easy access to the powerful automatic weapons used in all the Paris attacks this year. |
| At the same time it has thousands of troops deployed overseas and it's been confronting jihadists on three continents. | At the same time it has thousands of troops deployed overseas and it's been confronting jihadists on three continents. |
| Its controversial ban on the burka face veil for women has been interpreted by some Muslims as being anti-Islamic. | Its controversial ban on the burka face veil for women has been interpreted by some Muslims as being anti-Islamic. |
| But if IS is indeed behind this weekend's carnage then, taken with their claim of bringing down the Russian airliner over Sinai in October, it marks an alarming step-up in their global reach. | But if IS is indeed behind this weekend's carnage then, taken with their claim of bringing down the Russian airliner over Sinai in October, it marks an alarming step-up in their global reach. |
| Largely because of the ongoing civil war in Syria there remains a significant pool in Europe of returning jihadists, trained and inspired to carry out attacks in their own countries. | Largely because of the ongoing civil war in Syria there remains a significant pool in Europe of returning jihadists, trained and inspired to carry out attacks in their own countries. |
| World response | World response |
| Mr Hollande has been speaking by phone to many world leaders. | Mr Hollande has been speaking by phone to many world leaders. |
| Reacting to the attacks, US President Barack Obama spoke of "an outrageous attempt to terrorise innocent civilians" and called a meeting of his National Security Council. | Reacting to the attacks, US President Barack Obama spoke of "an outrageous attempt to terrorise innocent civilians" and called a meeting of his National Security Council. |
| UK PM David Cameron said he was shocked and pledged to do "whatever we can to help". | UK PM David Cameron said he was shocked and pledged to do "whatever we can to help". |
| The Vatican called it "an attack on peace for all humanity" and said "a decisive, supportive response" was needed "on the part of all of us as we counter the spread of homicidal hatred in all its forms". | The Vatican called it "an attack on peace for all humanity" and said "a decisive, supportive response" was needed "on the part of all of us as we counter the spread of homicidal hatred in all its forms". |
| World shows support | World shows support |
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