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40 Dead, 100 Held Hostage As Paris Gripped By Terror


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Rescue workers and medics work by victims in a Paris restaurant. Photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus

 

Paris has been gripped by terror after three attacks in the heart of the city left at least 40 dead tonight.

 

Tom Steinfort of Channel Nine Australia has just tweeted there are reports of a fourth shooting happening now at Place de la Republique.

 

At least 11 were killed in a restaurant shootout and 15 at the Bataclan concert hall where terrorists are said to be holding 100 people hostage.

 

Two loud explosions were heard outside the Stade de France sports stadium where the French football team was playing a friendly match against Germany. U.S. security officials believe the attacks were coordinated.

 

Auckland man, Duncan Sheffield, posted on Facebook page "New Zealanders in France" warning other Kiwis in Paris to stay indoors.

 

"Sent home by police as shooting happening at the end of our street, rue Bichat. 2 other shootings at Bataclan and near Bastille. Stay home & watch the news where it's safe. Gunmen are on the run," he wrote.

 

Facebook user Marianne Downing wrote; "My friend is a policeman in Paris and he tells me that they have taken a large number of hostages from the concert hall."

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11545341

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