Paris attacks: Police believe all gunmen are dead
The Paris prosecutor's office said early on Saturday morning that there could be more than 120 deaths in all.
Paris city authorities say they believe all the attackers in Friday night’s terrorist attacks are dead.
More than 120 were killed in six separate attacks that left authorities reeling from their sheer scale.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said early on Saturday morning that there could be more than 120 deaths in total.
Eight of the attackers were killed, seven of them in suicide bombings, but those figures are preliminary and could change, the office said.
The attacks were concentrated in a bustling nightlife district and outside a soccer stadium.
The highest death toll was at the Bataclan, a popular concert venue, where a US rock group was performing. Police estimates ranged from around 80 to more than 100, with dozens injured.
Gunmen began by shooting spectators, and taking others hostage, before they blew themselves up using explosive belts when police moved in.
Another 38 people were killed in five separate shootings in the 10th and 11th arrondisements near the Place de la République, police said.
The gunmen walked down the streets, shooting at people in cafés and restaurants.
Other attackers set off at least two explosions outside the Stade de France soccer stadium where a crowd of 80,000, including President François Hollande, were watching a friendly match between France and Germany.
Mr Hollande, in a televised broadcast, declared a state of emergency, sending military forces onto the streets of Paris, sealing off roads and reinstating border controls.
Despite the high levels of security in Paris leading up the world climate summit in two weeks, the scale of the coordinated attacks has left France’s intelligence and security services facing one of their worst nightmare scenarios: several armed groups moving undetected and wreaking havoc simultaneously.
Police urged Parisians to stay home overnight and avoid outdoor public events. Most public buildings and facilities have been closed in the meantime.
Staff Reporter
Sat, 14 Nov 2015
Sat, 14 Nov 2015
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Paris attacks: Police believe all gunmen are dead
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