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[Calamari41]

More than a gamechanger of the London and Madrid attacks? How many were killed in those?

My own thoughts here, but this is on a different level in my mind because it has the feel of an actual military operation rather than a "plant some bombs and run" operation. We have shooters across the city, bombers, hostage takers, etc. From the news reports and limited info we're getting, Paris seems like an active war zone right now.

 

[skynidas]

What is BFM

a tv station

 

[manhack]

So I have a vacation to Paris/italy and I'm leaving tonight, landing in London for a stopover, then to paris by tomorrow afternoon. I don't know what to do.

Prayers go out to everyone there.

I'm guessing you will still be able to travel, but who knows. DAmn

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Holy shit 60 dead

 

[Maninthemirror]

If this is Isis now hopefully an army can go in and destroy them instead of relying of incompetent armies and militias

 

[Volimar]

The newscaster on http://www.france24.com/en/ said this would be the worst violence in France since WW2.

 

[excowboy]

My mum was supposed to be in Paris today but had changed travel plans to tomorrow. She's obviously not going now. What horrific events. Stay safe Paris and RIP.

 

[ClosingADoor]

The whole bombing campaign has been a disastrous waste of time. Everyone knows men on the ground is the only thing going to make a difference.

There was no support for that under the US and EU population. That might change now in Europe at least. Of course we now have the added trouble with Russia involved there, so it's a mess.

 

[LordDash]

What is BFM

News station?

 

[Shahadan]

Don't trust bfmtv that much they are their own source and they love drama. Official numbers seem to be "at least" 40 dead

 

[Sioen]

Fucking shit terrorists rot in hell bastards

 

[cripterion]

Their targets are what I love in Life : metal concert, bar drinking with friends, cartoons...
I fucking hate these lunatics...

I hate these fucks too man, this is just crazy all around. : We are already in plan vigipirate cause since Charlie Hebdo I can't go inside my daughter's school and this shit still going on, near the holidays, i got the news and it said 20 people dead and 5 injured and now at least 60 dead... Fucking hell.

 

[bonesmccoy]

Not sure I see what you mean there. Is Westboro considered Christian?

Not by anyone but atheists that want to make Christians look bad.

As a Mass-going Catholic who loathes those morons: Yes, they're (unfortunately) Christians too.

I don't think so. Religious indoctrination is the core if this all.

Stop being silly. There have been, and will be, lots of non-religious/completely secular ideologies that have given rise to horrific violence. For example, in the 20th, we had anarchism, communism, counter-communism, nationalism, racism and eugenics all with their hyper-violent sub-streams.

 

[dubc35]

Wow, this keeps getting worse! Terrible news, stay safe Paris-GAF!

 

[outunderthestars]

porte ouverte = open door

Paris is filled with amazingly awesome people. <3

 

[Fritz]

I am in berlin and I here fireworks somewhere, getting paranoid.

 

[Machina]

Get ready folks, this is going to have round the clock coverage all over the world for days until this hostage situation is over

 

[The Hermit]

What is going on?!

Hope for the best for everyone involved

 

[Lord Morairty007]

Rivera has a family member in the city. He just broke down on fox.

 

[DrForester]

France's President was at the stadium. Guess that means security was good and the people there are safe.

 

[Briarios]

holy fuck france again?!?!

they need to get this shit in order

Every thread, someone blames the victim. Never fails.

 

[Phoenix944]

6 events tonight :

 

[Ovid]

wow....

I feel that is the final straw and will make a lot of countries react very aggressively to ISIS. World changing day.

Has it confirmed as ISIS sympathizers?

 

[LNBL]

My god, this is horrible :'(

 

[AristoCat]

What is BFM

TV station

 

[Ray Wonder]

Yo what the fuck
Really I feel bad for these people. Just a normal day turned nightmarish. I hope no one else gets hurt.

 

[SliChillax]

If so, time to put the NSA to work and get everyone celebrating that stuff under watch.

Am I an idiot for thinking this is why we need stuff like the NSA?? I wonder how Europe is going to take precautions after this day ends. I don't feel safe going out.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

My thoughts are with you Paris. This is going to change things. It will affect policy in the EU and in the United States. It will effect our election too.

 

[shaowebb]

No...
no more please...

 

[forms]

Oh fuck. Well, that is it. Borders will be locked down, Syria invaded and more military on the streets. There will be a very strong response to weed out ISIS, and I hope it will be fast and effective.

Good luck, the borders having been open for everyone all across the EU for a long time. God fucking dammit, I hope the Paris police/army is able to catch these bastards.

 

[JPLMD]

Heartbroken to hear the news getting progressively worse. Please stay safe.

 

[Syf]

Get ready folks, this is going to have round the clock coverage all over the world for days until this hostage situation is over

If this is the type of extremist attack it's looking more and more like, it's hard to believe they'd leave any hostages alive..

 

[Cybit]

How? How do you destroy an evil ideology?

There are two ways, and I am officially scared that the quicker, more genocidal route, might be looked at. Normally you just use speech and time and police action; but I'm worried the full blown military option might get used.

 

[Regulus Tera]

One more explosion at the gates in Stade de France. Three people killed.

 

[RustyNails]

HOW THE FUCK can a terrorist operation this huge slip past the intelligence?

These fucking scumbag terrorists. Picking on innocent civilians. You shameless pathetic lowlives. If you had any fucking shred of honor you would fight soldiers on battlefields. Cowards!

 

[Twookie]

wow this is so fucking messed up

thoughts and prayers to everyone in paris, stay safe

 

[pringles]

Insane. Seem like a huge coordinated attack on several different locations, creating a lot of chaos and confusion.

Can't imagine the situation on the streets of Paris. And those hostages. Awful.

 

[Ulldog]

What the hell is gong on? This makes me so sad. Hope the madness ends soon.

 

[Thomasorus]

Don't trust BFM TV. These guys are so stupid they are filming the police positions during hostage situations, informing the terrorists. They also don't confirm their informations.

 

[TheVampire]

military have been deployed, it's a warzone

a bit slow?

 

[KidB]

A woman who evacuated Bataclan was speaking at TV5, she saw 4 shooters, no masks, they appeared to be from the Middle East...

 

[Frodo]

This is terrible.


I don't have that much to say, but I'm terrified at the thought of being there during the attack judging by what people were describing. Absolutely terrible.

 

[finowns]

The BBC guy interviewing the guy at the bar asking him to describe the dead bodies in the street was gross.

 

[Kraftwerk]

Has it confirmed as ISIS sympathizers?

good point, but from what I hear reports are they were changing things about Syria etc.

Maybe its all BS.

I guess we will wait and see.

 

[Snaku]

How? How do you destroy an evil ideology?

You destroy every last one of them. Any movement can go the way of National Socialism.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

God damn, the death toll is going to hit tripple diggits isn't it......fuck....so many dead....
I'm going to cry...

 

[Maninthemirror]

100 kids who died in pakistan got the army to get their act together and now the Taliban in pakistan are destroyed. Hopefully Europe can do the same to Isis

 

[Omiee]

what is a good live stream to follow?

 

[Walpurgis]

The newscaster on http://www.france24.com/en/ said this would be the worst violence in France since WW2.

Speaking of WWII, doesn't much of Europe have a bunch of undetonated warheads stuck in the ground? I think a gaffer found one in France. I don't know how common those are but I hope they don't get triggered.

Don't trust bfmtv that much they are their own source and they love drama. Official numbers seem to be "at least" 40 dead

I hope you're right.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

If this is Isis now hopefully an army can go in and destroy them instead of relying of incompetent armies and militias

Iraq and Afghanistan were not exactly and quick and easy. The best hope is that these recent events push the US and Russia to put aside this macho bullshit and get together against their common enemy.