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Paris Shootings and Explosions Leave at Least 129 Dead

NBC News reports that the string of attacks has forced the French president to declare a state of emergency

By Bruna Nessif Nov 14, 2015 7:25 PMTags
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UPDATE: At least 129 people were killed in six attacks in Paris, police told multiple outlets said on Saturday. The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility.

Eagles of Death Metal's band members survived the deadliest attack, at the Bataclan concert hall where they had been performing, while the whereabouts of all of their crewmembers are still unknown.

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Paris' President François Hollande has declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders Friday after a string of violent attacks hit the city Friday night, leaving at least 129 dead, according to multiple reports.

Six locations in Paris were targeted. Per NBC News, several people were shot when people opened fire at a cafe in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, while there were also fatalities at the nearby Bataclan theater, where about 100 hostages had been held. At least 87 people were killed.

The American band Eagles of Death Metal, which in the past has included Dave Grohl and Jack Black as members, were supposed to perform at Bataclan when attackers began taking hostages. E! News has learned that neither Grohl or Black were scheduled to play in Paris, and NBC News reported that frontman Josh Homme had not traveled with the band to Paris, either.

Mary Lou Dorio, the mother of drummer Julian Dorio, told The Washington Post that her son is safe and that his wife had told her the other band members had managed to escape. The fate of other members of their crew is currently unknown.

Additionally, three explosions reportedly rocked the Stade de France stadium during a match between the French and German national teams.

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President Barack Obama addressed the nation about the attacks on Friday, saying it is "not just on Paris, not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share," and referred to the country as "our oldest ally."

"Those who think that they can terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are wrong," Obama continued.

"This is a heartbreaking situation and obviously those of us here in the United States know what it's like. We've gone thru these kinds of episodes ourselves."

Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff tells MSNBC that it's too early to tell the motive behind these attacks, but social media posts from purported ISIS supporters could indicate that "there was a group waiting for this, but it could be a group watching," Chertoff said.
    
"I don't think we can say this proves anything, but again it supports the idea that it's terrorism."

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Originally published Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at 3:42 p.m. PST.