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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Fear, grief and support after Paris attacks put French capital under siege


Rescuers evacuate an injured person on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, close to the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris.
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Rescuers evacuate an injured person near the Stade de France stadium following the football match between France and Germany in Paris Friday, November 13.
 Forensics are working in the street of Paris after the terrorist attack on Friday, November 13.

 Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer match between France and Germany in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Friday, November 13, 2015.
Victims of the shooting at the Bataclan concert venue in central Paris are evacuated to receive medical treatment on November 14.  
A body, covered by a sheet, is seen on the sidewalk outside the Bataclan theater.

France is under a state of emergency after a series of deadly terrorist attacks inflicted carnage and chaos at popular spots across the capital on Friday night.

The attackers ruthlessly sought out soft targets where people were getting their weekends underway: a busy concert venue, restaurants and bars, the French national stadium where an international soccer game was being.

Already deeply shaken by terrorist attacks in January, Paris was plunged into panic and confusion on an even greater scale amid Friday's assaults in which more than 127 people were killed
"It's kind of an under siege Paris right now," journalist Anne-Charlotte Hinet said after attackers struck six different locations around the city.

Authorities warned residents to stay inside, the city has closed many public buildings, and military reinforcements have been mobilized.

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