Multiple terrorist attacks in Paris as over 120 people reported dead: State of emergency declared

An explosion was heard beside the stadium as France played Germany (C)Twitter

France closed its borders and declared a state of emergency Friday after explosions, a shooting and a hostage situation in Paris left at least 120 people dead. At least 80 were killed in an attack and hostage situation at the city's Bataclan theater, police told multiple outlets. Police raided the theater and at least two assailants were killed, French media reported after midnight local time. The attack took place during a show by the U.S. rock group Eagles of Death Metal.
A separate assault took place at a restaurant and bar in the city's 10th district, leaving 11 people dead, according to The Associated Press. Multiple explosions also occurred earlier Friday near Paris’ Stade de France during a soccer match between France and Germany. Police told the AP that a bombing near the stadium left three people dead. French President Francois Hollande was evacuated from the match, France 24 reported.

Bodies were seen littering the roads

Over 100 people were killed during a concert by US rock group

It was not immediately clear whether Friday's attacks were connected. The city asked residents on Friday night to stay home, and police said several metro lines were closed. One man who spoke with The Guardian after making it out of the Bataclan said it was "carnage" and there was blood and "bodies everywhere." Hollande declared a state of emergency and said he would close the nation's borders. The French Foreign Ministry said airports will remain open.
"We will wage combat. It will be ruthless," the French president said at 2 a.m. local time Saturday morning, speaking from the Bataclan after police had secured the theater. "France needs to be unified, even if today it is in mourning in the wake of this tragedy that is an abomination and barbaric." Images posted to Twitter showed bodies in the streets in the aftermath of the attacks:

"Once again we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians," President Barack Obama said in a televised address. "This is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share. We stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance the government and French people need."

Source: TheWorldPost