Friday, November 13, 2015

France Declares State of Emergency, Closes Borders Amid Paris 'Nightmare'

Forensic police search for evidences outside the La Belle Equipe cafe, rue de Charonne, at the site of an attack on November 14, 2015 in Paris, after a series of gun attacks occurred across the city. More than 100 people were killed in a mass hostage-taking at a Paris concert hall and many more were feared dead in a series of bombings and shootings, as France declared a national state of emergency

© AFP 2015/ JACQUES DEMARTHON

The French capital was rocked Friday night by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks perpetrated by suicide bombers and gunmen armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles; French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders as the death toll continued to rise.

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  • 08:00

    Temporary Medical Centre Set up for Paris Attack victims

    Saturday morning victims and survivors of the attacks in Paris were taken to the ballroom of the 11th district's town hall, where a special facility has been set up.    
  • 07:50

    Police Cordon Still in Place at Cambodian Restaurant in Paris

    Police cordon at a Cambodian restaurant in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, where one of the Friday attacks took place, has not been lifted, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Police continue their work at the site, which as about one kilometer away from the Bataclan concert hall.
    Earlier, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported that police lifted the wide cordon around the Bataclan concert hall after a hostage situation at the club was resolved.
  • 07:39

    French President Francois Hollande discussed the Paris terrorist attacks with his US counterpart Barack Obama

    "The two leaders pledged to work together, and with nations around the world, to defeat the scourge of terrorism," the White House said in a statement.
  • 07:12

    Air France to Peform Planned Flights Despite Paris Attacks, Free Flight Changes Possible

    The carrier is offering free flight changes to passengers who are not willing to travel on November 13-15.
  • 06:58

    Eight Terrorists Killed in Paris Attacks

    Eight terrorists are dead after the Friday deadly attacks in Paris, which took the lives of over 150 people, BFM TV reports.
    Earlier reports said that 7 terrorists died. Three of them reportedly blew themselves up at the Bataclan music venue.
    Attackers held hostages at the concert hall, where around 100 people died on Friday.
  • 05:56

    San Francisco City Hall stands in solidarity with Paris

  • 05:50

    Prosecutor: Accomplices of Paris attackers may still be on the loose

    French police are hot on trial for accomplices of suspected in commiting terrorist attacks in Paris.
  • 05:43

    All attackers are believed to be dead

    Head of Paris police says that all attackers are believed to be dead.
  • 05:41

    Bataclan rock venue attackers blew themselves up with suicide belts

    Paris police say attackers at Paris rock venue blew themselves up with suicide belts as police approached.
  • 05:34

    CIA to remain silent for now on terrorist attacks in Paris

    The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is not going to release information at this time on Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, a CIA press officer told Sputnik.
    "Nothing to share at this time," the CIA press officer said on Friday night.
    A series to terrorist attacks took Place in the French capital on Friday, in which about 150 people were killed, according to media reports. The New York Police Department announced earlier that US law enforcement officers are assisting French police in the investigation into the terrorist attacks

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