PARIS, 2315 GMT: TEN months after Paris was rocked by the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks, the French capital has been struck again. This evening, in what appeared to be three separate incidents, at least 40 people, and possibly dozens more, were reported to have been killed. The majority were shot dead after gunmen opened fire in a busy district near the Place de la République. Others died in three explosions, apparently carried out by suicide bombers, at the Stade de France, the national football stadium. A separate hostage-taking incident was under way at a nightclub in eastern Paris, not far from the former offices of Charlie Hebdo. Amid ghastly bloody scenes and utter confusion, the death toll seemed to be rising alarmingly fast.
President François Hollande, who was watching the friendly football match between France and Germany at the stadium, was evacuated before the game ended. He joined the prime minister, Manuel Valls, for an emergency meeting in central Paris. By 11pm he had announced a state of emergency and announced the closure of France's borders. Government sources have been warning for some...Continue reading
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