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| Paris attacks: Fears over 'handful' of Britons | Paris attacks: Fears over 'handful' of Britons |
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| Concerns remain over a "handful" of Britons caught up in the Paris attacks, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. | Concerns remain over a "handful" of Britons caught up in the Paris attacks, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. |
| One Briton - Nick Alexander from Essex - has been confirmed dead, and Mrs May said others had been injured. | One Briton - Nick Alexander from Essex - has been confirmed dead, and Mrs May said others had been injured. |
| She warned that people in Britain should be "alert but not alarmed" and said increased police patrols and border searches were taking place. | She warned that people in Britain should be "alert but not alarmed" and said increased police patrols and border searches were taking place. |
| Officials and ministers will meet later to discuss the lessons that can be learned from Friday's attack, she said. | Officials and ministers will meet later to discuss the lessons that can be learned from Friday's attack, she said. |
| Mrs May told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show the UK stood "in solidarity" with France, adding: "The terrorists will not win - we will defeat them." | Mrs May told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show the UK stood "in solidarity" with France, adding: "The terrorists will not win - we will defeat them." |
| Read all the latest updates on the Paris attacks | Read all the latest updates on the Paris attacks |
| Asked if there was a security threat from Islamic State militants hiding among migrants coming to the UK, Mrs May said Britain only took the most vulnerable people from Syrian refugee camps, and rigorous checks were in place. | |
| Mr Alexander, 36, from Colchester, died in the attack at the Bataclan concert hall, where he is thought to have been selling merchandise. | Mr Alexander, 36, from Colchester, died in the attack at the Bataclan concert hall, where he is thought to have been selling merchandise. |
| His family described him as "generous, funny and fiercely loyal". | His family described him as "generous, funny and fiercely loyal". |
| Friends of Mr Alexander also paid tribute to him on social media. Joe Trohman, lead guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy described him as a "great guy". | Friends of Mr Alexander also paid tribute to him on social media. Joe Trohman, lead guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy described him as a "great guy". |
| The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, said he was praying for Mr Alexander's family and had sent a message of support to their local church. | The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, said he was praying for Mr Alexander's family and had sent a message of support to their local church. |
| A UK government source said an unspecified number of Britons were being treated in hospitals in France. | A UK government source said an unspecified number of Britons were being treated in hospitals in France. |
| More than 80 people are believed to have died at the Bataclan concert hall, one of the locations targeted as gunmen and suicide bombers carried out attacks. | More than 80 people are believed to have died at the Bataclan concert hall, one of the locations targeted as gunmen and suicide bombers carried out attacks. |
| The US band Eagles of Death Metal were playing a gig when attackers burst into the venue and opened fire, but the band themselves survived unscathed. | The US band Eagles of Death Metal were playing a gig when attackers burst into the venue and opened fire, but the band themselves survived unscathed. |
| Read UK newspapers' coverage of the attacks | |
| Analysis | |
| By Susana Mendonça, BBC political correspondent | |
| The terror attacks in France may not have altered the threat level in Britain yet, but what's clear from the home secretary's remarks is that it's a fluid situation which could change as the French investigation unfolds. | |
| The threat level has been set at "severe" in Britain for more than a year now, but since the shocking events in Paris she said there had been an increased police presence on Britain's streets and tighter border checks - with more freight vehicles being screened. | |
| The meeting of the Cobra emergency committee later is about seeing whether more lessons could be learned. | |
| But the overriding message coming from Mr May was one of reassurance and of solidarity. | |
| She told Brits to be "alert but not alarmed" and - with a handful of possible British victims in the Paris attack - she reiterated that Britain would stand shoulder to should with France. | |
| Michael O'Connor, from South Shields, was at the concert hall at the time. | Michael O'Connor, from South Shields, was at the concert hall at the time. |
| The 30-year-old said he lay on top of his girlfriend to protect her as other audience members were shot and killed. Both escaped unharmed after playing dead. | The 30-year-old said he lay on top of his girlfriend to protect her as other audience members were shot and killed. Both escaped unharmed after playing dead. |
| "What they want to do is to terrify us," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Stephen Nolan show. | "What they want to do is to terrify us," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Stephen Nolan show. |
| "We can't let them win and these people just, they're just monsters, they're just, they don't represent anything, they're not Muslims, they're not, they're just animals. | "We can't let them win and these people just, they're just monsters, they're just, they don't represent anything, they're not Muslims, they're not, they're just animals. |
| "How can you walk in there, I mean, I'm 30 years old, I was probably the oldest, one of the oldest people in the gig. It was full of teenagers and, you know, people in their early 20s going to see a band." | "How can you walk in there, I mean, I'm 30 years old, I was probably the oldest, one of the oldest people in the gig. It was full of teenagers and, you know, people in their early 20s going to see a band." |
| Paris hit by 'three teams of attackers' | Paris hit by 'three teams of attackers' |
| Paris attacks: What we know | Paris attacks: What we know |
| England v France friendly to go ahead | England v France friendly to go ahead |
| In pictures: UK shows support | In pictures: UK shows support |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out the attacks, and Mr Cameron said it showed the threat from the group was "evolving", with a "new degree of planning and co-ordination and a greater ambition for mass-casualty attacks". | So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out the attacks, and Mr Cameron said it showed the threat from the group was "evolving", with a "new degree of planning and co-ordination and a greater ambition for mass-casualty attacks". |
| He added that the group's "aim is clear: it is to divide us and to destroy our way of life. | He added that the group's "aim is clear: it is to divide us and to destroy our way of life. |
| "So, more than ever, we should come together and stand united and carry on with the way of life that we love." | "So, more than ever, we should come together and stand united and carry on with the way of life that we love." |
| French President Francois Hollande said the attacks were an "act of war" by IS. | French President Francois Hollande said the attacks were an "act of war" by IS. |
| Talks about the security threat are expected later after leaders, including David Cameron, from the G20 countries meet in Turkey. | Talks about the security threat are expected later after leaders, including David Cameron, from the G20 countries meet in Turkey. |