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France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after at least 40 people were killed in multiple shootings in Paris.
At least 15 people were killed near the Bataclan arts centre, where up to 60 people are being held hostage. Explosions and gunfire are reported.
Three people were killed in an attack near the Stade de France, with some reports suggesting a suicide blast.
Paris authorities have urged people to stay indoors.
Military personnel are being deployed across Paris.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/13/455943961/violence-reported-in-paris
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting/index.html
Update #1 [BBC updates]:
Scores of people have been killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris
At least 100 people are reported to have died inside the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris
Others died in attacks near the Stade de France, where France were playing Germany, and at restaurants
France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders
Paris residents have been asked to stay indoors and military personnel are being deployed across the city
[...] Reuters. quoting an un-named official at Paris City Hall, says the current death toll in Paris is around 140.
According to the Paris prosecutor, of the four assailants who died during the sidge at the Bataclan, three committed suicide by detonating explosive vests. The prosecutor has warned that some of their accomplices may "still be on the loose".
[...] Here is what French president François Hollande told reporters outside the Bataclan concert hall just now: "To all those who have seen these awful things, I want to say we are going to lead a war which will be pitiless. Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing a determined France, a united France, a France that is together and does not let itself be moved, even if today we express infinite sorrow."
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @12:28AM
Don't single out Islam, they're just 600 years behind Christianity, give them time to catch up.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by BK on Saturday November 14 2015, @12:56AM
Bear in mind that the most famous Christian atrocities, occurred while resisting or combating the religion of child rape. Of course it's never that simple, but sometimes it really is just_that_simple.
...but you HAVE heard of me.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @10:46PM
So if they commit evil while combating something they believe is evil, then it's okay.
Why child rape? Why not murder, which is far worse? Is the "child rape" thing intended to stir emotions? If so, it doesn't work on me, but it does set off my bullshit alarm due to how often the government has used it. And if you look at the bible (even including the new testament), it's not all that much better unless you 'creatively' interpret it (i.e. lie), but anyone can play that game.
(Score: 4, Informative) by q.kontinuum on Saturday November 14 2015, @08:14AM
That depends [theguardian.com]. You could argue they are only ~10-15 years behind. Of course you could argue that Bush is just using god as an excuse for violence, but I'd then argue the same for the terrorists.
All Christian religions known to me are based on the bible, and none of them is ready to officially exclude the old testament, which has some pretty nasty parts [evilbible.com]. Even the new testament, which tells us to go to church to confess and kill all sinners (defined in previous parts) afterwards (""Whoever is without sin among you, let him be the first to cast a stone at her.", John 8:7) doesn't seem like a big improvement under this context.
They usually have their own interpretation, which is diametrically opposed opposed to these part of the bible, but so do most moslims.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @03:09PM
Wow,
Is there an award for taking something so far out of context as to make something mean the complete opposite to what is actually meant?