Report: 118 Dead In Paris Theater Terror Attack, Another 40 Dead Across City
Reports from multiple sources state at least 100 people were killed in a Paris theater, dozens more killed in at least six other separate incidents.
Sky News is reporting Paris officials have confirmed a total of about 140 people were murdered in seven separate attacks, including about 100 in a Paris theater and concert hall. Police stormed the theater and killed the terrorists holding people hostage.
A CNN International journalist reports 118 are dead at the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall:
Paris Deputy Mayor: 118 killed at #Bataclan concert hall alone. #Paris
— Hala Gorani (@HalaGorani) November 14, 2015
French President Francois Hollande has closed the borders of France and declared a state of emergency. People in Paris have been instructed to stay home.
Here’s a CNN report:
Hostage siege at #Bataclan in #Paris is reportedly over https://t.co/WxI5dzxKC2 https://t.co/N7Pdg09UIX
— CNN International (@cnni) November 14, 2015
Escaped hostage from #Bataclan tells #CNN terrorists calmly executed hostages, reloaded, executed again in silence pic.twitter.com/OjXMFYRwhj
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 13, 2015
Watch Sky News reporting live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60wDzZt8yg
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