At least 120 people killed in terrorist attacks in Paris
About a hundred people were killed in the Bataclan theater in Paris, while other attacks in Paris and outside the city left at least 40 people dead, BBC reports.
On the evening of November 13, the terrorists opened fire in six blocks on the right bank of Paris.
The attacks occurred near the restaurant “Le Petite Cambodge” and the bar “Le Carillon”. Le Parisiene Paris media outlet reports that the shooting also took place on the Avenue de la République, the streets Bichat, Charonne, Beaumarchais.
The explosions, allegedly staged by the suicide bombers, happened near the Stade de France stadium, where the national team played against Germany.
At 1:40 Kyiv time, the French security forces launched the operation to liberate more than 100 hostages in the concert hall of the Bataclan theater. AFP reports that three terrorists were killed during the operation.
French radio reporter Julien Pierre on CNN described shooting at the theater as the slaughterhouse.
“People were screaming, yelling, lying on the floor. This lasted ten minutes, ten terrifying minutes, when all were lying on the floor, covering heads … We heard so many shots! And the terrorists were very calm, very focused, they reloaded the guns three or four times and did not shout. They did not say anything,” Julien Pierre said.
The state of emergency was declared in the country, the national borders are controlled by the law enforcers.
The Paris authorities have urged people not to go out. About 1,500 soldiers have been deployed in the city.
The Embassy of Ukraine in France has opened round-the-clock hotline for Ukrainians by phone: +33 1 43 06 07 37.
United States President Barack Obama called the attacks “an attempt to terrorize innocent civilians.” British Prime Minister David Cameron is shocked by the events and has promised to provide all possible assistance.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk also expressed condolences and support to the people of France.
