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posted by n1 on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:00AM   Printer-friendly

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.

Update #2:

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."


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:17AM (#262954)

    How could this happen with all the massive amounts of domestic spying [theguardian.com] in france? Especially since they ratcheted it up even higher [theintercept.com] last june?

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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:35AM (#262964)

    How could this happen with all the massive amounts of domestic spying in france?

    I dunno about France but the rumor is in the US they have a policy of preferentially hiring Muslim Brothers as translators so a large volume of intercepts get marked as not suspect and the managers get bonuses for increasing "efficiency" and promoted for having such good relations with the Muslim community. They're not allowed to hire Jews or Christians as translators because the Muslims would walk out. And they're not allowed to question the loyalty of these Muslims or the quality of their work because that would be culturally insensitive.

    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @04:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 14 2015, @04:29AM (#263051)

      Jesus christ where do you fools come up with that shit?

      They are short-handed on arabic translators because they disqualify people for the tiniest reasons. [nytimes.com] And you think they are hiring the muslim brotherhood. Fucking racists fucktards all of you.

  • (Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Saturday November 14 2015, @09:37AM

    by Zz9zZ (1348) on Saturday November 14 2015, @09:37AM (#263142)

    Easily? Normally I'd add in a "lol" but this situation is fucked... Surveillance generally only covers the people who aren't worried about said surveillance. Anyone plotting something bad will know not to use standard communications.

    Yet another nail in the coffin for mass surveillance. Can't stop a mass coordinated attack? Then stop spying on everyone. Good old police work is the answer, not magical algorithms that make it easy to oppress people.

    --
    ~Tilting at windmills~
    • (Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Saturday November 14 2015, @11:39AM

      by Anal Pumpernickel (776) on Saturday November 14 2015, @11:39AM (#263184)

      Surveillance generally only covers the people who aren't worried about said surveillance.

      As well as countless people who fare worried. The people who aren't worried definitely should be; right now, they're just filthy authoritarian cowards.