Gun and Bomb Attacks in Paris,France Friday Nov 13,2015

Gunmen and bombers struck busy restaurants, bars and a concert hall at locations around Paris on Friday Nov 13,2015, killing nearly 140 people

• At least 127 people killed and dozens wounded in a series of co-ordinated terror attacks in heart of Paris last night 
• Up to 100 were massacred in the Bataclan concert hall after suicide bombers took hostage then blew themselves up
• Chilling footage shows concert-goers dragging blood-soaked friends from scene and woman hanging from window
• The terrorists shouted 'Allah Akbar' and 'this is for Syria' as they burst in and opened fire, eyewitnesses have said
• Another 11 people were gunned down at a Cambodian restaurant by militant brandishing an AK-47 machine gun
• Two suicide bombers targeted the Stade de France stadium where President Francois Hollande was watching game
• The French President has declared a state of emergency for the whole country and reinstates border checks 
• He has vowed to 'mercilessly' strike back after blaming ISIS and has declared three days of national mourning 

Attack sites

 

• Bataclan concert venue, 50 boulevard Voltaire, 11th district - gun and suicide bomb attacks
• stade de France St Denis, just north of Paris - explosions near venue as France played Germany in football friendly
• Le Carillon bar, 18 rue Alibert, 10th district - gun attack
•  Le Petit Cambodge Restaurant, 20 rue Alibert, 10th district - gun attack
• La Belle Equipe,92 rue de Charonne, 11th district - gun attack
• La Casa Nostra Restaurant, 2 rue de la Fontaine au roi, 11th district - gun attack

80 people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took dozens hostage.

The attack on the 1,500-seat Bataclan hall was by far the deadliest of Friday night's attacks.
 Gunmen opened fire on concert-goers watching US rock group Eagles of Death Metal.

Attackers took hostages and systematically killed more than 100 at the Bataclan theatre as Paris saw a series of explosions and shootings.
Four of the attackers were killed in the concert hall, three by activating their suicide vests while one was shot by police.
Jubilant fans are seen smiling and waving at the Eagles Of Death Metal concert moments before 89 of them were massacred by ISIS gunmen

 

Moments before the attack: The massacre happened as the Californian band were launching into one of their favourites, Kiss The Devil  

 

The other target was the Stade de France, on the northern fringe of Paris, where President Hollande and 80,000 other spectators were watching a friendly international between France and Germany, with a TV audience of millions more.
The president was whisked to safety after the first of three explosions just outside the venue to convene an emergency cabinet meeting. Three attackers were reportedly killed there.
Spectators flooded the pitch of the Stade de France after the France v Germany football match as news of the attacks spread

 

 

 

 

Police control crowds leaving the Stade de France where explosions were reported to have detonated outside the stadium during the France vs German friendly match near Paris, November 13, 2015

 

 

Police stand outside the Stade de France where explosions were reported to have detonated outside the stadium during the France vs German friendly soccer match

People were shot dead at bars and restaurants at 5 other sites in Paris. 8 attackers are reported to have been killed.

A handout picture taken and released on November 13, 2015 by the Presidence of the Republique shows (from L) French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French President Francois Hollande attending an emergency meeting at the Interior Minister on November 13, 2015, after several attacks in Paris

 

 

French President Francois Hollande makes a statement on television following attacks in Paris, France, in this still image taken from video on November 13

 

 

TIMELINE OF TERROR: HOW AN 'UNPRECEDENTED' NIGHT OF CARNAGE UNFOLDED IN PARIS 

8.30pm (GMT): Two explosions - which turned out to be suicide bomb attacks - were heard outside the Stade de France where Hollande  was watching France play Germany.

9.30pm: Reports of a shooting at the Petit Cambodge restaurant five miles away.

10pm: French police confirmed at least 18 people had been killed in terror attacks. There were reports of a shooting at Bataclan concert hall.

10.10pm: Death toll rose to 26 people, 15 of whom were killed at the Bataclan where a hostage crisis was developing. Between 60 and 100 people were being held hostage.

11pm: Hollande declares national state of emergency and shuts the country's borders after death toll rose to 42.

11.20pm: Gunshots and explosions heard at the Bataclan.

Midnight: Police storm the building, kill three terrorists and rescue hostages. It emerged that more than 100 people were killed inside the theatre.

1am: Paris city hall spokesman said the latest death toll was at least 140 people, and confirmed that shots were fired in at least two restaurants. A witness of the attack at the theatre described a scene which 'looked like a battlefield'.