129 Dead After Explosions, Shootings Rock Paris: Police
Eight attackers killed, seven in suicide bombings: Paris prosecutor Francois Molins' office
By Angela Charlton and Lori Hinnant ••
A series of attacks across Paris on Friday thrust the city into chaos, killing at least 129 and injuring 352 in the deadliest violence to reach France since World War II.
French President Francois Hollande vowed to respond to what he called a terrorist attack, according to news agency Agence France-Presse: "We are going to lead a war; it will be pitiless."
Hours after explosions and shootings erupted at multiple sites, police raided a concert hall where gunmen were holding hostages, police and medical officials said. Earlier, a French police official said at least 100 people were killed inside the venue, which was scheduled to host a band from California on Friday night.
On Saturday, the Paris prosecutor said 89 of the 129 people killed in the attacks, were slain inside the Bataclan concert hall. All eight attackers were believed to be dead, seven in suicide bombings.
"It's a horror," Hollande earlier told his nation in a televised address, declaring a state of emergency and shuttering the nation's border, NBC News reported. U.S. President Barack Obama called the attacks on Paris an "outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians."
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People gather outside of Notre Dame Cathedral ahead of a ceremony for the victims of Friday's terrorist attacks, November 15, 2015 in Paris, France.
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Women comfort each other as they stand in front of the Carillon cafe, in Paris, Nov.14, 2015. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack Islamic State without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II.
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French soldiers patrol at the Eiffel Tower, which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris, Nov. 15, 2015.
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A man displays the French flag in front of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Nov. 17, 2015. France is demanding security aid and assistance from the European Union in the wake of the Paris attacks and has triggered a never-before-used article in the EU's treaties to secure it.
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Special intervention forces climb on top of a roof as they prepare to enter a house in Brussels on Nov. 16, 2015.
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A man holds his head in his hands as he lays flowers in front of the Carillon cafe, in Paris, Nov.14, 2015.
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French President Francois Hollande, center, flanked by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, right, and French Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, center left, stands among students during a minute of silence in the courtyard of the Sorbonne University in Paris, Nov. 16 2015.
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Friends reunite in memory of a victim near 'Le Bataclan' theatre on Boulevard Voltaire following Fridays terrorist attack, November 15, 2015 in Paris, France.
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People light candles at the cafe 'La Belle Equipe,' Rue de Charonne, in Paris on Nov. 14, 2015, following a series of coordinated attacks in and around Paris late on Nov. 13.
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Secretary of State John Kerry, left, wipes his eye after a meeting with with French President Francois Hollande in Paris, France, Nov. 17, 2015. President Barack Obama, in a statement on Nov. 13, 2015, said the U.S. is prepared to provide whatever assistance France needs in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris.
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A rose in a window at La Belle Equipe hangs in a bullet hole with a card that reads "In the name of what?"
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Soldiers patrol in front of the Arc De Triomphe on Nov. 14, 2015 in Paris, France after at least 130 people were killed and over 200 injured following a series of terrorist attacks in the French capital.
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(L-R) French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French President Francois Hollande attend an emergency meeting at the Interior Minister on Nov. 13, 2015, after several attacks in Paris.
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A woman being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris Nov. 13, 2015.
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Hundreds of people spilled onto the field of the Stade de France stadium after explosions were heard nearby during a soccer match between the French and German national soccer teams.
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A French soccer supporter reacts at the Stade de France after explosions were heard nearby.
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Investigating police officers work outside the Stade de France stadium after an international friendly soccer match France against Germany, in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Nov. 13, 2015.
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Tributes are displayed on the Place de la République in Paris, France on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the series of attacks, which recalled the horrors of a recent, devastating attack at satire magazine Charlie Hebdo. Police were urging Parisians to stay in their homes and closed all metro stations in the city.
