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| Paris terror attacks: France launches fresh airstrikes on Isis in Syria – as it happened | Paris terror attacks: France launches fresh airstrikes on Isis in Syria – as it happened |
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| 7.31am GMT | |
| 07:31 | |
| This live blog will be ending shortly, but coverage will continue with my London colleague, Jessica Elgot. | This live blog will be ending shortly, but coverage will continue with my London colleague, Jessica Elgot. |
| New round of airstrikes against Isis | New round of airstrikes against Isis |
| Belgium - Spain friendly football match cancelled | Belgium - Spain friendly football match cancelled |
| UN, Obama hit back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees | UN, Obama hit back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees |
| François Hollande calls for change to French constitution | François Hollande calls for change to French constitution |
| Obama rules out boots on the ground | Obama rules out boots on the ground |
| Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe | Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe |
| French police name more attackers | French police name more attackers |
| Updated | |
| at 7.55am GMT | |
| 6.58am GMT | |
| 06:58 | |
| Tragedy should galvanise Europe, says US defence secretary | Tragedy should galvanise Europe, says US defence secretary |
| Martin Farrer | Martin Farrer |
| Echoing a call to arms from French president, François Hollande, on Monday night, Ash Carter, the US defence secretary, said America was continuing to look for opportunities to strike at the terrorists but needs its European allies to make bolder moves to defeat the group militarily. | Echoing a call to arms from French president, François Hollande, on Monday night, Ash Carter, the US defence secretary, said America was continuing to look for opportunities to strike at the terrorists but needs its European allies to make bolder moves to defeat the group militarily. |
| In his first public comments since 129 were killed in the coordinated assault on the French capital, Carter said the attacks had “galvanised” France into taking bolder action against Isis and cooperating further with the US and that he hoped it would have the same effect on other European partners. | In his first public comments since 129 were killed in the coordinated assault on the French capital, Carter said the attacks had “galvanised” France into taking bolder action against Isis and cooperating further with the US and that he hoped it would have the same effect on other European partners. |
| “We’re looking to do more, we’re looking for every opportunity we can to get in there and go at [Isis], but we need others to ... get in the game as well,” Carter said. | “We’re looking to do more, we’re looking for every opportunity we can to get in there and go at [Isis], but we need others to ... get in the game as well,” Carter said. |
| “I’m hoping that this tragedy has the effect of galvanising others as it has galvanised the French,” Carter said, speaking at a forum in Washington. | “I’m hoping that this tragedy has the effect of galvanising others as it has galvanised the French,” Carter said, speaking at a forum in Washington. |
| Read the article in full here. | Read the article in full here. |
| 6.42am GMT | |
| 06:42 | |
| I posted earlier that around 25 US governors were now refusing or resisting Syrian refugees being resettled in their states, with some calling for a reevaluation of security and screening processes. Others have gone further in their reasoning. | I posted earlier that around 25 US governors were now refusing or resisting Syrian refugees being resettled in their states, with some calling for a reevaluation of security and screening processes. Others have gone further in their reasoning. |
| New Jersey governor Chris Christie said no Syrian refugees should be allowed into the US - even orphaned babies and toddlers. | New Jersey governor Chris Christie said no Syrian refugees should be allowed into the US - even orphaned babies and toddlers. |
| “I don’t think orphans under 5... should be admitted into the United States at this point. But you know, they have no family here. How are we going to care for these folks?” Christie said in an interview. | “I don’t think orphans under 5... should be admitted into the United States at this point. But you know, they have no family here. How are we going to care for these folks?” Christie said in an interview. |
| “But in the end, I don’t trust this administration to effectively vet the people that they’re asking us to take in.” | “But in the end, I don’t trust this administration to effectively vet the people that they’re asking us to take in.” |
| Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton hasn’t objected to Syrian refugees in his state as long as they undergo rigorous screening, but presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee disagrees. | Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton hasn’t objected to Syrian refugees in his state as long as they undergo rigorous screening, but presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee disagrees. |
| Huckabee has told Fox News radio Syrians shouldn’t be brought to Minnesota because it’s cold. | Huckabee has told Fox News radio Syrians shouldn’t be brought to Minnesota because it’s cold. |
| “Can you imagine bringing in a bunch of Syrian refugees who’ve lived in the desert their whole lives that are suddenly thrown into an English speaking community? WHere it’s maybe in Minnesota where it is 20 degrees below zero? I mean I just don’t understand what we possibly can be thinking.” | “Can you imagine bringing in a bunch of Syrian refugees who’ve lived in the desert their whole lives that are suddenly thrown into an English speaking community? WHere it’s maybe in Minnesota where it is 20 degrees below zero? I mean I just don’t understand what we possibly can be thinking.” |
| Huckabee’s concern for the warmth of refugees followed comments he made in another Fox interview, that “it’s time to wake up and smell the felafel” and that the US is “importing terrorism.” | Huckabee’s concern for the warmth of refugees followed comments he made in another Fox interview, that “it’s time to wake up and smell the felafel” and that the US is “importing terrorism.” |
| Butch Otter, governor of Idaho, said it made no sense to allow people “who have the avowed desire to harm our communities, our institutions and our people” into his community. | Butch Otter, governor of Idaho, said it made no sense to allow people “who have the avowed desire to harm our communities, our institutions and our people” into his community. |
| Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker said he was “not interested in accepting refugees from Syria.” | Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker said he was “not interested in accepting refugees from Syria.” |
| 5.59am GMT | |
| 05:59 | |
| We have more details of the French military airstrikes against Isis. | We have more details of the French military airstrikes against Isis. |
| The French defence ministry has confirmed the raid, which occurred shortly after midnight GMT, according to AFP. | The French defence ministry has confirmed the raid, which occurred shortly after midnight GMT, according to AFP. |
| A total of 16 bombs were dropped from 10 Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters, destroying a command centre and a training centre in Raqqa. | A total of 16 bombs were dropped from 10 Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters, destroying a command centre and a training centre in Raqqa. |
| “Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions previously carried out by France,” a statement from the ministry said. | “Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions previously carried out by France,” a statement from the ministry said. |
| 5.39am GMT | |
| 05:39 | |
| France launches new raids on Raqqa - report | France launches new raids on Raqqa - report |
| AFP are reporting France has launched a new round of air raids against Isis in Raqqa – a stronghold of the group. | AFP are reporting France has launched a new round of air raids against Isis in Raqqa – a stronghold of the group. |
| It follows Sunday’s raids in which a dozen Isis targets – including a command centre, recruitment centre for jihadis, a munitions depot, and a training camp for fighters – were bombed by fighter jets launched from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. | It follows Sunday’s raids in which a dozen Isis targets – including a command centre, recruitment centre for jihadis, a munitions depot, and a training camp for fighters – were bombed by fighter jets launched from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. |
| French president François Hollande on Monday vowed to intensify airstrikes against Isis. | French president François Hollande on Monday vowed to intensify airstrikes against Isis. |
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| at 5.59am GMT | |
| 5.11am GMT | |
| 05:11 | |
| The Philippines is on high alert as world leaders, including US president Barack Obama, Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, arrived in Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. | The Philippines is on high alert as world leaders, including US president Barack Obama, Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, arrived in Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. |
| While Philippines officials have said there is no intelligence suggesting an attack on the two-day summit, about 30,000 police and soldiers have been deployed, military aircraft is on standby, and a number of navy vessels are moored in Manila Bay, Reuters reports. | While Philippines officials have said there is no intelligence suggesting an attack on the two-day summit, about 30,000 police and soldiers have been deployed, military aircraft is on standby, and a number of navy vessels are moored in Manila Bay, Reuters reports. |
| The impending summit has been clouded by the attacks, and the just-finished G20 talks in Turkey were dominated by discussions of violence emanating from Syria’s civil war, the report said. | The impending summit has been clouded by the attacks, and the just-finished G20 talks in Turkey were dominated by discussions of violence emanating from Syria’s civil war, the report said. |
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| at 5.59am GMT | |
| 5.04am GMT | |
| 05:04 | |
| Scottish paper, the National, not following US governors’ lead, then. | Scottish paper, the National, not following US governors’ lead, then. |
| Our front page: As the first Syrian refugees arrive in Scotland tomorrow, we'd like to offer them a warm welcome pic.twitter.com/1zZ7fazcbS | Our front page: As the first Syrian refugees arrive in Scotland tomorrow, we'd like to offer them a warm welcome pic.twitter.com/1zZ7fazcbS |
| 4.49am GMT | |
| 04:49 | |
| Security is extremely tight ahead of Tuesday night’s football match between England and France at Wembley stadium. | Security is extremely tight ahead of Tuesday night’s football match between England and France at Wembley stadium. |
| More than 80,000 people are expected to show up to watch the game in a show of defiance following the Paris attacks, and authorities have stepped up their presence. Armed police officers manned the tunnel and stands during the French team’s traning session on Monday. | More than 80,000 people are expected to show up to watch the game in a show of defiance following the Paris attacks, and authorities have stepped up their presence. Armed police officers manned the tunnel and stands during the French team’s traning session on Monday. |
| Players will wear black armbands in memory of the victims, the Guardian’s Dominic Fifield reported earlier. | Players will wear black armbands in memory of the victims, the Guardian’s Dominic Fifield reported earlier. |
| Rooney and the France captain, Hugo Lloris, together with the referee, will lay a floral tribute on the pitch before the kick-off. The words to La Marseillaise are to be emblazoned across the screens in the stadium in the hope the whole arena sings the French national anthem, which will be sung after God Save The Queen. | Rooney and the France captain, Hugo Lloris, together with the referee, will lay a floral tribute on the pitch before the kick-off. The words to La Marseillaise are to be emblazoned across the screens in the stadium in the hope the whole arena sings the French national anthem, which will be sung after God Save The Queen. |
| “I believe that tomorrow night it’s going to be more about us showing solidarity rather than what necessarily happens on the field,” England coach Roy Hodgson said on Monday. | “I believe that tomorrow night it’s going to be more about us showing solidarity rather than what necessarily happens on the field,” England coach Roy Hodgson said on Monday. |
| Updated | |
| at 6.01am GMT | |
| 4.18am GMT | |
| 04:18 | |
| Putin would back moderate Syrian opposition in Isis fight | Putin would back moderate Syrian opposition in Isis fight |
| Patrick Wintour | Patrick Wintour |
| The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said on Monday he would back parts of the Syrian opposition with air support in a joint fight against Islamic State in northern Syria, in the first concrete sign that Russia and the west can set aside their differences over the political future of President Bashar al-Assad in order to defeat Isis. | The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said on Monday he would back parts of the Syrian opposition with air support in a joint fight against Islamic State in northern Syria, in the first concrete sign that Russia and the west can set aside their differences over the political future of President Bashar al-Assad in order to defeat Isis. |
| Hinting at the Russian change of policy, David Cameron said there were “some signs” during talks with Putin on the margins of the G20 summit that Russia would no longer focus bombing raids on moderate Syrian forces. | Hinting at the Russian change of policy, David Cameron said there were “some signs” during talks with Putin on the margins of the G20 summit that Russia would no longer focus bombing raids on moderate Syrian forces. |
| Putin’s offer, if it turns into reality, is potentially the biggest military breakthrough in Syria for some months, and allied with the pressure being applied to Isis in Iraq, could start to change the military equation in Syria. | Putin’s offer, if it turns into reality, is potentially the biggest military breakthrough in Syria for some months, and allied with the pressure being applied to Isis in Iraq, could start to change the military equation in Syria. |
| Read more from Wintour, reporting from Antalya, here. | Read more from Wintour, reporting from Antalya, here. |
| Updated | |
| at 6.02am GMT | |
| 4.13am GMT | |
| 04:13 | |
| In line with the numerous US state governors, Tweeter and media mogul Rupert Murdoch has contributed his own 140 character suggestion. | In line with the numerous US state governors, Tweeter and media mogul Rupert Murdoch has contributed his own 140 character suggestion. |
| Obama facing enormous opposition in accepting refugees. Maybe make special exception for proven Christians. | Obama facing enormous opposition in accepting refugees. Maybe make special exception for proven Christians. |
| 3.37am GMT | |
| 03:37 | |
| US states push back on planned refugee intake | US states push back on planned refugee intake |
| Following the Paris attacks, a number of US governors are threatening to attempt to block the acceptance of Syrian refugees into their states, reports the AP, however the legality of such action has been called into question. | Following the Paris attacks, a number of US governors are threatening to attempt to block the acceptance of Syrian refugees into their states, reports the AP, however the legality of such action has been called into question. |
| Among the state governors who have made their positions clear, leaders from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin have all either refused to take Syrian refugees, called for an end to the national resettlement program, or called for a postponement while screening and security processes are re-evaluated. | Among the state governors who have made their positions clear, leaders from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin have all either refused to take Syrian refugees, called for an end to the national resettlement program, or called for a postponement while screening and security processes are re-evaluated. |
| New Jersey’s Chris Christie said he was opposed to any Syrian refugees - even infant orphans - entering the country, and South Carolina’s Nikki Haley said she supported allowing refugees into her state as long as they’re not from Syria. | New Jersey’s Chris Christie said he was opposed to any Syrian refugees - even infant orphans - entering the country, and South Carolina’s Nikki Haley said she supported allowing refugees into her state as long as they’re not from Syria. |
| Vermont’s governor, Peter Shumlin accused governors threatening to refuse refugees were “stomping on the qualities that make America great. The governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, also criticised them. | Vermont’s governor, Peter Shumlin accused governors threatening to refuse refugees were “stomping on the qualities that make America great. The governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, also criticised them. |
| California, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii were among the states which said they would continue to accept Syrian refugees. | California, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii were among the states which said they would continue to accept Syrian refugees. |
| 2.35am GMT | |
| 02:35 | |
| Serbian police arrest man with Syrian passport matching attacker's | Serbian police arrest man with Syrian passport matching attacker's |
| This report from the Guardian’s Milan Dinic in London and Amanda Holpuch in New York: | This report from the Guardian’s Milan Dinic in London and Amanda Holpuch in New York: |
| Serbian police have arrested a man carrying a Syrian passport with the same details as one found near the body of one of the Paris suicide bombers, police sources have told the Guardian. | Serbian police have arrested a man carrying a Syrian passport with the same details as one found near the body of one of the Paris suicide bombers, police sources have told the Guardian. |
| The passport bears the same name and details – but a different photograph – as the document found near one of the men who attacked the Stade de France. | The passport bears the same name and details – but a different photograph – as the document found near one of the men who attacked the Stade de France. |
| Serbian officials said that they believe both passports are fake, but added that they are working with French investigators to establish the origin of the documents. | Serbian officials said that they believe both passports are fake, but added that they are working with French investigators to establish the origin of the documents. |
| Read the full report from Dinic and Holpuch here. | Read the full report from Dinic and Holpuch here. |
| 2.23am GMT | |
| 02:23 | |
| The US secretary of defense says the most immediate Isis threat to the US is of a “lone wolf” style attack, Reuters is reporting. | The US secretary of defense says the most immediate Isis threat to the US is of a “lone wolf” style attack, Reuters is reporting. |
| In his first public appearance since the Paris attacks, secretary Ash Carter said the US would continue to look for opportunities to strike Isis. In a Wall Street Journal forum, Carter said it included hitting oil infrastructure, and aiding ground forces. | In his first public appearance since the Paris attacks, secretary Ash Carter said the US would continue to look for opportunities to strike Isis. In a Wall Street Journal forum, Carter said it included hitting oil infrastructure, and aiding ground forces. |
| “We’re looking for opportunities to get at them, and we’ll continue to do that until they’re defeated,” said Carter. | “We’re looking for opportunities to get at them, and we’ll continue to do that until they’re defeated,” said Carter. |
| Congress will on Tuesday (for the House) and Wednesday (for the Senate) receive classified briefings from the FBI and Homeland Security on the Paris attacks. | Congress will on Tuesday (for the House) and Wednesday (for the Senate) receive classified briefings from the FBI and Homeland Security on the Paris attacks. |
| 2.12am GMT | |
| 02:12 | |
| US strikes hit 116 oil-hauling trucks in Syria | US strikes hit 116 oil-hauling trucks in Syria |
| In an attack which was the first of its kind since US-led forces began airstrikes in Syria, US warplanes have destroyed 116 oil-hauling trucks in eastern Syria that were a key part of a smuggling operation that brings the group an estimated $1.4 million a day, the AP reports. | In an attack which was the first of its kind since US-led forces began airstrikes in Syria, US warplanes have destroyed 116 oil-hauling trucks in eastern Syria that were a key part of a smuggling operation that brings the group an estimated $1.4 million a day, the AP reports. |
| The trucks were clustered near Abu Kamal, a town close to the Iraqi border. US officials previously had said they avoided attacking fuel trucks out of concern for civilian casualties. | The trucks were clustered near Abu Kamal, a town close to the Iraqi border. US officials previously had said they avoided attacking fuel trucks out of concern for civilian casualties. |
| Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that in an effort to warn the truck drivers to leave the area in advance of Sunday’s attacks, leaflets were dropped and coalition planes conducted low-level “show of force” flights over the site. | Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said that in an effort to warn the truck drivers to leave the area in advance of Sunday’s attacks, leaflets were dropped and coalition planes conducted low-level “show of force” flights over the site. |
| Davis said the coalition had determined that more needed to be done to inhibit the Islamic State’s generation of oil revenues in Syria and Iraq. | Davis said the coalition had determined that more needed to be done to inhibit the Islamic State’s generation of oil revenues in Syria and Iraq. |
| The Treasury Department said last year that the group earned nearly $1 million a day from illicit oil sales; the Pentagon believes that sum has risen to nearly $1.4 million a day. Since the earliest days of the U.S.-led bombing campaign, some parts of the Islamic State’s oil infrastructure have been attacked, but the effort is now intensifying. | The Treasury Department said last year that the group earned nearly $1 million a day from illicit oil sales; the Pentagon believes that sum has risen to nearly $1.4 million a day. Since the earliest days of the U.S.-led bombing campaign, some parts of the Islamic State’s oil infrastructure have been attacked, but the effort is now intensifying. |
| “This part of it was designed to attack the distribution component of Isil’s oil smuggling operation,” Davis said, referring to attacking the fuel trucks. “Isil is stealing oil from the people of Iraq and Syria to fund its campaign of terror.” | “This part of it was designed to attack the distribution component of Isil’s oil smuggling operation,” Davis said, referring to attacking the fuel trucks. “Isil is stealing oil from the people of Iraq and Syria to fund its campaign of terror.” |
| 1.44am GMT | |
| 01:44 | |
| Tragic details of the attacks continue to emerge, as the identities of more victims become public. The Daily Mail has spoken with the brothers of two women killed at La Belle Equipe where 19 people died - 11 from a party celebrating the birthday of one of the sisters, Tunisian waitress Houda Saadi. | Tragic details of the attacks continue to emerge, as the identities of more victims become public. The Daily Mail has spoken with the brothers of two women killed at La Belle Equipe where 19 people died - 11 from a party celebrating the birthday of one of the sisters, Tunisian waitress Houda Saadi. |
| Five of the party, including Saadi, were staff members from the nearby Cafe des Ange, it said. | Five of the party, including Saadi, were staff members from the nearby Cafe des Ange, it said. |
| “They killed everybody, My two sisters, my friends and my sister’s friends that were there,” said Saadi’s brother, Khaled, who was inside the restaurant when the shooting began. | “They killed everybody, My two sisters, my friends and my sister’s friends that were there,” said Saadi’s brother, Khaled, who was inside the restaurant when the shooting began. |
| “It lasted a minute in total, but it was very long. I then went out of the restaurant and they were all dead or suffering.” | “It lasted a minute in total, but it was very long. I then went out of the restaurant and they were all dead or suffering.” |
| Halima Saadi, 36-years-old and a mother of two, died on the spot. Houda was also shot and died in hospital of her injuries. | Halima Saadi, 36-years-old and a mother of two, died on the spot. Houda was also shot and died in hospital of her injuries. |
| Updated | |
| at 2.30am GMT | |
| 1.25am GMT | |
| 01:25 | |
| The shield of a member of the BRI - a French police force special unit - after the assault on Bataclan. | The shield of a member of the BRI - a French police force special unit - after the assault on Bataclan. |
| Bouclier de tête de la BRI lors de l'assaut au Bataclan (document @20Minutes) #ParisAttacks #AttentatsParis pic.twitter.com/wlwmGrDN6w | Bouclier de tête de la BRI lors de l'assaut au Bataclan (document @20Minutes) #ParisAttacks #AttentatsParis pic.twitter.com/wlwmGrDN6w |
| 1.14am GMT | |
| 01:14 | |
| UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien has urged members of the Security Council not to squander momentum to end the Syrian conflict, AP reports. | UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien has urged members of the Security Council not to squander momentum to end the Syrian conflict, AP reports. |
| O’Brien pointed to the 13.5m people in need of aid, the more than 4m Syrians seeking refuge, and the continuing indiscriminate use of weapons. | O’Brien pointed to the 13.5m people in need of aid, the more than 4m Syrians seeking refuge, and the continuing indiscriminate use of weapons. |
| He said some 400,000 Syrians have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean this year representing over 50% of those heading to Europe by sea and without a political settlement, more will follow every day even as winter approaches. | He said some 400,000 Syrians have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean this year representing over 50% of those heading to Europe by sea and without a political settlement, more will follow every day even as winter approaches. |
| He urged world leaders to seize the momentum from this weekend’s international talks in Vienna to put an end to “this horrendous war” that has cost an estimated 250,000 lives, given rise to extremist and terrorist groups, and reduced much of what was once a middle-income country “to rubble.” | He urged world leaders to seize the momentum from this weekend’s international talks in Vienna to put an end to “this horrendous war” that has cost an estimated 250,000 lives, given rise to extremist and terrorist groups, and reduced much of what was once a middle-income country “to rubble.” |
| O’Brien addressed the council hours after the United Nations and the leaders of Britain, Germany, Norway and Kuwait issued a joint announcement saying they will host a conference in London in February to step up funding for the Syrian humanitarian crisis. | O’Brien addressed the council hours after the United Nations and the leaders of Britain, Germany, Norway and Kuwait issued a joint announcement saying they will host a conference in London in February to step up funding for the Syrian humanitarian crisis. |
| 12.57am GMT | |
| 00:57 | |
| Katie Healy, the girlfriend of Irishman David Nolan, who was shot and injured at the Eagles of Death Metal concert, has told RTÉ News of their ordeal at the Bataclan. | Katie Healy, the girlfriend of Irishman David Nolan, who was shot and injured at the Eagles of Death Metal concert, has told RTÉ News of their ordeal at the Bataclan. |
| I felt a splash on my shoulder while I was watching the concert and I turned to David thinking it was someone spilling a drink. We then heard gunfire and [saw] sparks and flashing. We realised what was happening and the crowd fell to the side. Everybody got up to run and gunshots started again, so we lay on the ground among the bodies of everyone who stood with us and just played dead. | I felt a splash on my shoulder while I was watching the concert and I turned to David thinking it was someone spilling a drink. We then heard gunfire and [saw] sparks and flashing. We realised what was happening and the crowd fell to the side. Everybody got up to run and gunshots started again, so we lay on the ground among the bodies of everyone who stood with us and just played dead. |
| We’re not sure exactly at what point David was shot. He threw himself on top of me twice - both times when we fell - and covered me making sure my head and chest was covered as best as he could. It became quiet and you could hear everybody moaning, and single shots started to fire and we realised the gunmen were walking around killing everyone laying there with us. | We’re not sure exactly at what point David was shot. He threw himself on top of me twice - both times when we fell - and covered me making sure my head and chest was covered as best as he could. It became quiet and you could hear everybody moaning, and single shots started to fire and we realised the gunmen were walking around killing everyone laying there with us. |
| We saw the foot of a gunman who walked past us, and we said out goodbyes and as we realised what was about to happen to us, someone opened a door somewhere and we just ran.” | We saw the foot of a gunman who walked past us, and we said out goodbyes and as we realised what was about to happen to us, someone opened a door somewhere and we just ran.” |
| You can listen to Healy’s account in full in the embedded video below. | You can listen to Healy’s account in full in the embedded video below. |
| Katie Healy tells RTÉ News both her and her boyfriend are 'beyond lucky' to survive Paris terror attacks https://t.co/j7pwAjCcHT | Katie Healy tells RTÉ News both her and her boyfriend are 'beyond lucky' to survive Paris terror attacks https://t.co/j7pwAjCcHT |
| 12.40am GMT | |
| 00:40 | |
| A friendly international football match between Belgium and Spain has been cancelled due to the attacks. The already sold-out game was scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels, but the Belgian Football Association has said the security risk to players and fans was too great. | A friendly international football match between Belgium and Spain has been cancelled due to the attacks. The already sold-out game was scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels, but the Belgian Football Association has said the security risk to players and fans was too great. |
| “We regret very much that such a friendly match between two highly motivated teams must be canceled so late and understand that many fans will be disappointed,” said a statement on the Belgian FA website. | “We regret very much that such a friendly match between two highly motivated teams must be canceled so late and understand that many fans will be disappointed,” said a statement on the Belgian FA website. |
| “However in these exceptional circumstances, we can not take risks with the safety of our players and supporters.” | “However in these exceptional circumstances, we can not take risks with the safety of our players and supporters.” |
| A match between France and England is still set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday night. | A match between France and England is still set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday night. |
| 12.11am GMT | |
| 00:11 | |
| Latest summary | Latest summary |
| Here is what we know so far: | Here is what we know so far: |
| UN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees | UN hits back at worldwide calls to turn back refugees |
| François Hollande calls for change to French constitution | François Hollande calls for change to French constitution |
| Obama rules out boots on the ground | Obama rules out boots on the ground |
| Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe | Arrests made and suspects tracked across Europe |
| French police name more attackers | French police name more attackers |
| That’s it from me in New York. Helen Davidson will be taking over the live blog from Sydney. | That’s it from me in New York. Helen Davidson will be taking over the live blog from Sydney. |
| 12.01am GMT | |
| 00:01 | |
| Two weeks ago, the mayor of Molenbeek ordered the closure of a neighbourhood bar where Brussels police had found young men dealing drugs and smoking dope over the summer, Reuters reports. | Two weeks ago, the mayor of Molenbeek ordered the closure of a neighbourhood bar where Brussels police had found young men dealing drugs and smoking dope over the summer, Reuters reports. |
| Brahim Abdeslam’s journey from barkeeper to suicide bomber remains a mystery, along with the whereabouts of his younger brother Salah, now on the run as Europe’s most wanted man but until recently the manager of Brahim’s bar, Les Beguines. | Brahim Abdeslam’s journey from barkeeper to suicide bomber remains a mystery, along with the whereabouts of his younger brother Salah, now on the run as Europe’s most wanted man but until recently the manager of Brahim’s bar, Les Beguines. |
| The brothers sold the business just six weeks ago. | The brothers sold the business just six weeks ago. |
| There is a seeming disconnect between the ownership by Muslims – whose religion forbids the use of alcohol and tobacco– of a bar, where drugs were being dealt, on a quiet street in the low-rent Brussels borough of Molenbeek who have become the focus of a manhunt for violent Islamists with ties to Syria. Yet time and again, investigations after attacks like those that killed 129 people in Paris have uncovered tales of workaday Arab immigrant lives, assimilated to the profane daily cares and pleasures of European cities, that have turned, unseen to family and friends, into explosions of pious, suicidal fanaticism. | There is a seeming disconnect between the ownership by Muslims – whose religion forbids the use of alcohol and tobacco– of a bar, where drugs were being dealt, on a quiet street in the low-rent Brussels borough of Molenbeek who have become the focus of a manhunt for violent Islamists with ties to Syria. Yet time and again, investigations after attacks like those that killed 129 people in Paris have uncovered tales of workaday Arab immigrant lives, assimilated to the profane daily cares and pleasures of European cities, that have turned, unseen to family and friends, into explosions of pious, suicidal fanaticism. |
| More on the attackers here. | More on the attackers here. |
| Related: Paris attack suspects: what do we know about them? | Related: Paris attack suspects: what do we know about them? |
| 11.42pm GMT | |
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| Twitter account @EnMémoire (In memory) has been posting the names, ages, nationalities and photos of the victims of Friday’s attacks, with short tributes to them: | Twitter account @EnMémoire (In memory) has been posting the names, ages, nationalities and photos of the victims of Friday’s attacks, with short tributes to them: |
| Juan Alberto González Garrido, 29, Spain. An engineer who lived in Paris, married his wife this summer. #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/F0eMRBwkKl | Juan Alberto González Garrido, 29, Spain. An engineer who lived in Paris, married his wife this summer. #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/F0eMRBwkKl |
| Asta Diakite, France. Her cousin, footballer @Lass_Officiel, called her his "big sister." #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/ghUx7eQqq9 | Asta Diakite, France. Her cousin, footballer @Lass_Officiel, called her his "big sister." #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/ghUx7eQqq9 |
| Thomas Ayad, 32, France. Worked in the music industry, loved rock & roll. "The coolest guy on earth.” #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/SoaUoXuZvp | Thomas Ayad, 32, France. Worked in the music industry, loved rock & roll. "The coolest guy on earth.” #enmémoire pic.twitter.com/SoaUoXuZvp |
| We have been documenting what we know about the victims here: | We have been documenting what we know about the victims here: |
| Related: Architect, student, engineer and critic among identified Paris attack victims | Related: Architect, student, engineer and critic among identified Paris attack victims |
| 11.25pm GMT | |
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| Esther Addley | Esther Addley |
| How Jean Jullien’s simple doodle spread around the world | How Jean Jullien’s simple doodle spread around the world |
| The first thing Jean Jullien did when he heard about the Paris attacks was reach for paper and his paintbrush, and sketch a simple image on his lap. Late on Friday evening, he posted it on to his Instagram and Twitter pages: a quick doodle of the Eiffel tower inside a circle, in an adaption of the peace symbol originally used by the nuclear disarmament movement. | The first thing Jean Jullien did when he heard about the Paris attacks was reach for paper and his paintbrush, and sketch a simple image on his lap. Late on Friday evening, he posted it on to his Instagram and Twitter pages: a quick doodle of the Eiffel tower inside a circle, in an adaption of the peace symbol originally used by the nuclear disarmament movement. |
| Jullien is a graphic designer originally from Nantes but based in London. It wasn’t particularly an illustrator’s response, he said, “more an instinctive, human reaction”. | Jullien is a graphic designer originally from Nantes but based in London. It wasn’t particularly an illustrator’s response, he said, “more an instinctive, human reaction”. |
| But the simplicity of his design, rendered in just a few brush strokes, did not diminish its power. In the days since the atrocities, his arresting image, captioned “Peace for Paris”, has been shared many thousands of times on social media worldwide, becoming a global expression of solidarity, resistance and hope for peace. | But the simplicity of his design, rendered in just a few brush strokes, did not diminish its power. In the days since the atrocities, his arresting image, captioned “Peace for Paris”, has been shared many thousands of times on social media worldwide, becoming a global expression of solidarity, resistance and hope for peace. |
| Related: How Jean Jullien's simple doodle spread around the world | Related: How Jean Jullien's simple doodle spread around the world |
| 11.13pm GMT | |
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| Sam Thielman | Sam Thielman |
| In the US, privacy advocates reacted with outrage after NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton and CIA director John Brennan separately declared that the attacks in Paris ought to encourage tech companies to create “back doors” into encryption. | In the US, privacy advocates reacted with outrage after NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton and CIA director John Brennan separately declared that the attacks in Paris ought to encourage tech companies to create “back doors” into encryption. |
| Brennan cited “technological capabilities” that made it difficult “for intelligence services to have the insight they need” and said he hoped the events in Paris would be “a wake-up call”. | Brennan cited “technological capabilities” that made it difficult “for intelligence services to have the insight they need” and said he hoped the events in Paris would be “a wake-up call”. |
| Bratton told MSNBC host and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough that “You have to be on the offense. Offense is intelligence” on MSNBC, and said that encryption was a problem. “We are losing a lot of that intelligence momentum because of that issue.” | Bratton told MSNBC host and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough that “You have to be on the offense. Offense is intelligence” on MSNBC, and said that encryption was a problem. “We are losing a lot of that intelligence momentum because of that issue.” |
| Privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein, who worked on the Department of Defense’s proto-internet project Arpanet, said secure encryption backdoors are a pure impossibility. | Privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein, who worked on the Department of Defense’s proto-internet project Arpanet, said secure encryption backdoors are a pure impossibility. |
| “If there was a scientifically provable way to do this, we could have the discussion,” Weinstein told the Guardian, “but it doesn’t make sense to have the discussion when everybody who’s looked at this and is honest about it says that it would make us more vulnerable. | “If there was a scientifically provable way to do this, we could have the discussion,” Weinstein told the Guardian, “but it doesn’t make sense to have the discussion when everybody who’s looked at this and is honest about it says that it would make us more vulnerable. |
| “The math will get you every time.” | “The math will get you every time.” |
| “At this point there is no confirmation that end-to-end encryption was used by the attackers, much less that the use of that encryption is what led the world’s intelligence services to fail to detect the plot before the tragedy,” wrote Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director Cindy Cohn. | “At this point there is no confirmation that end-to-end encryption was used by the attackers, much less that the use of that encryption is what led the world’s intelligence services to fail to detect the plot before the tragedy,” wrote Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director Cindy Cohn. |
| “Any ‘backdoor’ into our communications will inevitably (and perhaps primarily) be used for illegal and repressive purposes rather than lawful ones,” said Cohn. | “Any ‘backdoor’ into our communications will inevitably (and perhaps primarily) be used for illegal and repressive purposes rather than lawful ones,” said Cohn. |
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| Angelique Chrisafis | Angelique Chrisafis |
| François Hollande’s historic Versailles speech – in which he hammered home that France was “at war” and promised to “eradicate terrorism” – was the most martial performance he has ever given. It marked the completion of an intriguing transformation that has taken place over several years: of the socialist who was once derided as a soft, conflict-avoidant, blancmange-like “marshmallow” into a self-styled “chief of war”. | François Hollande’s historic Versailles speech – in which he hammered home that France was “at war” and promised to “eradicate terrorism” – was the most martial performance he has ever given. It marked the completion of an intriguing transformation that has taken place over several years: of the socialist who was once derided as a soft, conflict-avoidant, blancmange-like “marshmallow” into a self-styled “chief of war”. |
| Hollande’s blistering war-talk, security clampdown, and vow to destroy Islamic State across the world marks a sharp turnaround for the French left and will inevitably be compared to George W Bush’s political rhetoric after America’s September 11 attacks. But the Bush comparison does not stand up entirely – the French context of homegrown terrorism makes matters far more complex and nuanced. “We’re not in a war of civilisation because these killers don’t represent one,” said Hollande. “We’re at war against jihadi terrorism.” | Hollande’s blistering war-talk, security clampdown, and vow to destroy Islamic State across the world marks a sharp turnaround for the French left and will inevitably be compared to George W Bush’s political rhetoric after America’s September 11 attacks. But the Bush comparison does not stand up entirely – the French context of homegrown terrorism makes matters far more complex and nuanced. “We’re not in a war of civilisation because these killers don’t represent one,” said Hollande. “We’re at war against jihadi terrorism.” |
| Yet it is clear that the coordinated Paris terrorist attacks that left 129 dead and 352 injured in the worst assault on French soil since the second world war have changed the direction of Hollande’s politics. This was the speech of a leader fighting for his own political survival. | Yet it is clear that the coordinated Paris terrorist attacks that left 129 dead and 352 injured in the worst assault on French soil since the second world war have changed the direction of Hollande’s politics. This was the speech of a leader fighting for his own political survival. |
| The least popular French president in modern history, Hollande had very few arms at his disposal, having already pulled out all the stops after January’s attackson the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher grocery store. In the wake of those attacks, he had already introduced a raft of draconian surveillance powers, put thousands of soldiers on the streets of France, hardened laws on hate-speech, cracked down on “speech that glorified terrorism” and launched airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria. And yet, still France was hit once again. | The least popular French president in modern history, Hollande had very few arms at his disposal, having already pulled out all the stops after January’s attackson the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher grocery store. In the wake of those attacks, he had already introduced a raft of draconian surveillance powers, put thousands of soldiers on the streets of France, hardened laws on hate-speech, cracked down on “speech that glorified terrorism” and launched airstrikes on Isis targets in Syria. And yet, still France was hit once again. |
| 10.48pm GMT | |
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| After earlier reports that Isis had threatened an attack on Washington, right-wing terrorism analyst Rita Katz has – surprisingly – called for calm: | After earlier reports that Isis had threatened an attack on Washington, right-wing terrorism analyst Rita Katz has – surprisingly – called for calm: |
| Such rallying threats are routine in ISIS releases after it pulls off attacks (and even when it doesn’t). IS releases, as well as chatter from its fighters, have long called for lone wolf operations inside of America, claiming that they will eventually place the group’s black flag atop of the White House. | Such rallying threats are routine in ISIS releases after it pulls off attacks (and even when it doesn’t). IS releases, as well as chatter from its fighters, have long called for lone wolf operations inside of America, claiming that they will eventually place the group’s black flag atop of the White House. |
| [...]Given the magnitude of the Paris attacks, I’m sure there are plenty of similar releases yet to come from the group. There is no doubt a strong link between words and actions when it comes to IS, and these threats that must be taken seriously. But, despite the power that such releases might have, they are nothing new, and we shouldn’t mistake rhetoric for legitimate intelligence. | [...]Given the magnitude of the Paris attacks, I’m sure there are plenty of similar releases yet to come from the group. There is no doubt a strong link between words and actions when it comes to IS, and these threats that must be taken seriously. But, despite the power that such releases might have, they are nothing new, and we shouldn’t mistake rhetoric for legitimate intelligence. |
| Read her piece in full here. | Read her piece in full here. |