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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: 5, Insightful) by Zz9zZ on Saturday November 14 2015, @10:04AM
Sorry, but I'm not as clueless as you think I am. I fully understand that there are extremists on both sides. I have heard my fill of fear based speculation, and being a mostly rational person I have recognized that tourists around the world have not been systematically murdered upon entering a muslim dominated country. I have met quite a few co-existent muslims. The ones you refer to are EXTREMISTS, much like the christian extremists that want all gays, unmarried couples, and non-believers to BURN IN HELL. There are horrible quotes in every "sacred text", but by and large most people toss out the insanity and stick to the useful / helpful bits.
Christianity is the same political system, being utilized in elections across the board. Truly, the only real difference between the two seems to be that Christianity clings to the "turn the other cheek" propaganda, while Islamists cling to the "kill the infidel" propaganda. Neither holds true. Many Christians advocate murder, as do Islamists. However, the majority of BOTH sides just want to get along and have no agenda for murder. Simple stats, easily corroborated by the LACK of daily news stories regarding religious murder across the world.
I'm sure you will point out that more death has occurred in the name of Islam, but to counterpoint I will say that Western culture has simply hidden the religious fervor behind statehood and the same atrocities have been enacted with a mix of economic, political, and religious backing. In fact, Western culture has been responsible for MUCH more death. The "collateral" damage alone over the last decade is orders of magnitude greater than the tragedy unfolding in France, yet it gets swept away under the guise of "war" instead of "terrorism".
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 14 2015, @10:14AM
I didn't mean to imply that you are clueless - your posts have been intelligent. But, an intelligent person can be misguided, and even deluded. My suggestion that you and I BOTH try to understand Islam better wasn't the stab that you seem to take it for.