The horrific terror attacks in Paris have left people shocked across the world. A series of attacks, targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed 150 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II.
The attacks, on at least six sites, were near-simultaneous.
Three suicide bombs targeted spots around the national stadium Stade de France, north of the capital, where the French president was watching an exhibition soccer match between the French and German national teams.
Then gunshots overpowered the clinking of wine glasses in a trendy Paris neighborhood. Blood hit the pavement after gunmen targeted a string of popular cafes, crowded on the unusually balmy Friday night.
The attackers then stormed a concert hall, the Bataclan, hosting an American rock band, opened fire on the panicked audience, then took them hostage. As police closed in, three detonated explosive belts, killing themselves, according to Paris police chief Michel Cadot.
Another attacker detonated a suicide bomb on Boulevard Voltaire, near the music hall, the prosecutor's office said.
According to witnesses, terrorists who killed these innocent people in a string of terror attacks shouted "This is for Syria" as they opened fire and exploded bombs.
(Inputs from Agencies)
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