There have been multiple terror attacks in Paris. As I write this, there are reportedly dozens dead, and hostages being held.
I hope all WHTM readers in Paris are safe, and that this nightmare doesn’t get any worse.
This is a NO TROLLS/NO MRAs thread.
Currently reading BBC’s feed of what’s going on.
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-34815972
To everyone in Paris and France, I’m so sorry. This is awful beyond words. 🙁
Thank you, David.
There are no words adequate in situation like this. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people in Paris.
I am sorry. I heard they have hostages? My god.
Currently in Paris, and safe. Things are pretty crazy, with seven separate locations reporting shooting/explosions. English live feed here http://www.france24.com/en/livefeed
BBC reported a few minutes ago that shots and explosions were heard around the building where the hostages have been held. Something may have just gone down.
All I can think of when I look at the places where explosions and shootings are happening is “they wanted to do this in front of cameras, where they would be recorded for the world to see”. A concert/culture venue, a stadium area. And that’s disturbing.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Paris and France in general.
Amazing, seeing the images of the football game going on with explosions in the background.
BFMTV (largest news network in France) had the number of deaths at 60 a while back.
I suspect this is retaliation for France’s air strikes against ISIS in Syria. They want the cameras there. They want everyone to be afraid to get involved or the same things will happen in their countries.
Horrible 🙁
I don’t know what else to say.
Is it sick and wrong that my first thought was the attacks had to do with the soccer game?
Horrifying. People in Paris must be terrified. Thoughts and prayers for all involved.
Long time lurker here. Have to get this off my chest somewhere; friends and family are already sleeping. I’m shaking here thinking of what the people there have to go through (and that shit like that is actually daily routine in some spaces…). From the bottom of my heart I hope this is over soon.
Aaand Rob Lowe has made the single worst tweet of all time.
Holy shit, this is happening now?
Thanks skiriki and David for the links (a video started playing in DAvid’s link right now)
Hostages in the concert hall are apparently freed.
Damn. I’m thinking of those people just wounded. Emergency services won’t get to them in time. ;(
Here’s also a live feed of what’s going on.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/13/shootings-reported-in-eastern-paris-live
I’m so paralyzed right now.
@skirki: where did you see that?
State of emergency on the whole of the country, borders closed.
The stadium bombing was apparently a suicide bomb.
Thank you David for opening this thread.
My deepest sympathies for the people of France and Paris specifically. Please stay as safe as possible.
@ultimatezer0 — The Guardian feed mentioned it, but it looks like it is more complicated than it seemed to be. New update about that situation there.
Who-what-wher-when-why; ladies and gentlemen of the press, put your thinking caps on and give us the hard data we need to resist the hawks & warmongers. That’s my prayer.