Saturday 14 November 2015

The Paris Attacks: What We Know

The ISIS has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks that killed at least 129 people. French President Francois Hollande has vowed a “merciless” response.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins confirmed 129 people had been killed and another 352 were injured, with 99 in critical condition. French officials said seven attackers operated in three teams throughout the city.

  • A Greek official is saying that a holder of a Syrian passport that was found at the scene of one of the attacks passed through the Greek island of Leros on October 3.

  • Belgian police have arrested multiple people during a raid in a Brussels neighborhood related to the attacks, the country’s justice minister said.

  • The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in Paris.


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  • President Francois Hollande called the attacks an “act of war” and said France’s response would be “merciless.” He declared a nationwide state of emergency late Friday.

  • There were at least six attacks: the Bataclan concert hall; Stade de France (the national stadium), La Carillon bar in the  10th arrondissement, La Petit Cambodge in the 10th arrondissement, La Belle Equipe in the 11th arrondissement, and La Casa Nostra in the 11th arrondissement.

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