A major terrorist attack targeting six separate locations in Paris Friday has left at least 127 people dead and hundreds hospitalized. On Saturday, President François Hollande blamed the attacks on the Islamic State.
It is the second deadliest terrorist attack on a Western city since September 11, according to IntelCenter, a counterterrorism intelligence organization that monitors jihadist websites.
Hollande declared a state of emergency on Friday night and closed the borders, saying in a speech that the attacks were an “act of war that was prepared, organized and planned from abroad, with complicity from the inside.”
“It is an act of absolute barbarity,” he added.
This is a map of where the attacks occurred:
In a statement, President Obama said: “This is an attack not just on Paris, it is an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share.”
Local police said Friday they believe all eight attackers are dead:
BREAKING: Head of Paris police says all attackers are believed to be dead.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2015
According to AFP, at least one of the explosions was a suicide attack:
#BREAKING One of explosions near Paris stadium was suicide attack: several sources
— AFP news agency (@AFP) November 13, 2015
Parisians are opening up their homes to people in need of shelter using the hashtag #PorteOuverte:
#PorteOuverte Place de Clichy si quelqu'un a besoin.
— Digestion du monde (@digestion_monde) November 13, 2015
More horror:
Escaped hostage from #Bataclan tells #CNN terrorists calmly executed hostages, reloaded, executed again in silence pic.twitter.com/OjXMFYRwhj
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 13, 2015
More humanity:
France24: #Paris taxi drivers taking people home for free. Train lines shut down. Some roads closed. 7 #ParisAttack locations reported
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) November 13, 2015
Update:
This post has been updated with new information about the attacks.