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[pulsemyne]

That sounded like it was being stormed. Explosion and a cluster of gun fire.

 

[entremet]

Fuck that footage on Sky News.

Yeah. Grisly footage all over. I'm not clicking on video anymore.

I saw pools of blood.

 

[ClosingADoor]

7 different locations with attacks according to France24. Damn, that's a lot.

 

[Sölf]

Sky News posting a video "just from a few minutes ago", that video was posted here like half an hour ago, srsly.

 

[Xando]

Good to see that French Media learned from Charlie Hebdo.
Don't want this scum to see police on TV. Unfortunately american media hasn't gotten the memo yet.

 

[Phoenix944]

From BFMTV: More policemen and the army are coming to Paris right now.

 

[LordAmused]

I'm hearing reports on TV5 of one maybe two suicide bombings.
Multiple gunshots at the theater where there is a hostage situation.

Des explosions près du Stade de France, causées par au moins un kamikaze après minuit, heure locale. 80 000 personnes y assistaient à un match de soccer.

Source: http://www.lapresse.ca/internationa...etat-durgence-et-fermeture-des-frontieres.php

 

[Dmax3901]

Sky are playing a video that I watched like 40 mins ago saying it happened minutes ago :/

 

[Citadelofmythoughts]

French Taxis are taking people home for free according to Twitter. Good on them.

Bet Uber isn't,

 

[Majine]

Paris seems like such a nice city, but at the same time there is such unrest and discontent in the suburbs that is breeding extremism.

 

[Linius]

I thought it was 60?

That was an estimate by a local Paris TV station. This is directly from the Paris PD. They're obviously more cautious with numbers though. Could very well be more, but 39 is confirmed.

 

[Kraftwerk]

Jesus....cant even imagine how bad the death toll will be if the explosions at the concert hall turn out to be confirmed.


not to sound all doom and gloom....but this is definitely a history changing day. it will affect the coming decades just like 9/11 did.

 

[NullPointer]

I just saw this on the TV at the corner store. Jesus Christ.

The French people should know that the world stands with them, and that our hearts and our prayers are fixed upon them.

 

[T-Rex.]

This is just so depressing.

 

[Cappa]

As terrible as this news is why does there seems to be some downplaying it? So what if it is being reported by CNN and Fox? It is not that far fetched what they are reporting is happening.

not sure whatt this is supposed to mean?

 

[Omega Kirby]

3 assailants in the Bataclan, one was killed according to French iTele

 

[Subpar Spatula]

You cannot solve this problem.

We need Celestial Being.

 

[Kerned]

Actually (and sadly), there was a similar situation in Mumbai, 2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks

I am well aware of that, but I don't think that relates to what I said. I don't think you meant to reply to me.

 

[Kodaman]

fucking lunatics...

 

[Dryk]

This is unbelievable, for how long will this endure....

Unfortunately there will always be disgruntled kids trying to pick a fight. How we deal with them is what matters :\

 

[vinnygambini]

Less than 200 meters away from the Charlie Hedbo incident.

Wow.

 

[King Tubby]

As terrible as this news is why does there seems to be some downplaying it? So what if it is being reported by CNN and Fox? It is not that far fetched what they are reporting is happening.

Initial news reports are always inaccurate, and CNN and FOX are particularly untrustworthy in this regard.

 

[Tom Nook]

President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency and closed France's borders

Damn

 

[Rookje]

Video of gunfight

 

[LordAmused]

Police couldn't get near the mass shooting before 10 to 15 minutes after the events.

 

[Stumpokapow]

CNN had an eyewitness report from a french media member/radio host, who was in the theater and witnessed it.

Okay but:

1) Posting this on GAF makes it third hand news (witness -> CNN -> poster), which is bad for getting the details right or assessing claim credibility

2) The information is significantly out of date

3) People who are not just driveby posting are trying to figure out what's going on and it's made harder when they can't figure out if new posts are the same old news being re-reported or new, breaking news, especially since old reports with the word BREAKING: don't get edited to remove the BREAKING:

People should not be posting anything that isn't a first-hand report, linked directly, originating from within the last few minutes. There is essentially no reason to post a US media report at all because they will never be those things in this case. Less noise, more signal.

 

[GloriousBagel]

You would fit in well with ISIS.
.

What's fucking wrong with you?

 

[sneakydomo]

The Mumbai attacks showed what a small group of hardcore Islamist militants can do when they are not afraid to die, hell 9-11 did too. People worried about rules of engagement and police overreaction are clueless. These people need to be cornered and killed as quickly as possible so the loss of innocent life can stop.

 

[Disxo]

You cannot solve this problem.

Sad, but true.

 

[wild wild rice]

Yeah. Grisly footage all over. I'm not clicking on video anymore.

I saw pools of blood.

That's horrific. Again, I suggest people watch the BBC stream

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-...ng&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

 

[Herb Alpert]

itélé says that assault is probably ongoing right now, but it seems they have no hard facts.

 

[Kysen]

I can see any remaining sympathy for the Syrian refugees drying up after this.

 

[Cow Mengde]

I was so busy today and only now I have time to sit down and read this news. This is horrible. I'm so confused.

 

[Lokbob]

This is just awful. Was watching the football game and heard the explosion.

Makes me feel uneasy having so many refugees without any papers in Europe.

 

[Captain Smoker]

I am well aware of that, but I don't think that relates to what I said. I don't think you meant to reply to me.

Probably misunderstood the meaning of your sentence (not a native speaker).

Read it like: There wasn't something like this before.

 

[superdeluxe]

Did Sky News just say 5 explosions????!?

Hopefully these are flash bangs and assault by French special forces.

 

[IrishNinja]

Not condoning what they did but the Russian Alpha Team dealt with terrorists in Boss mode... These people obviously don't care about their own lives.

we have very different definitions of boss mode

 

[acrid]

Jesus....cant even imagine how bad the death toll will be if the explosions at the concert hall turn out to be confirmed.


not to sound all doom and gloom....but this is definitely a history changing day. it will affect the coming decades just like 9/11 did.

Explosions may have been flashbangs if the police are finally raiding

 

[bathsalts]

How do we solve this problem. I've had enough.

Homogeneous populations similar to Japan or South Korea, unfortunately that ship has literally sailed, so its just going to be more Patriot Act stuff and 1984-esque surveillance.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Initial news reports are always inaccurate, and CNN and FOX are particularly untrustworthy in this regard.

Fox's coverage is actually pretty good at the moment.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

As terrible as this news is why does there seems to be some downplaying it? So what if it is being reported by CNN and Fox? It is not that far fetched what they are reporting is happening.

You don't see the issue with people saying reports of X under siege, shooting at location Y, etc etc for people who are in Paris trying to figure out where to go and what to do? We've already heard the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower had shooting which is not true. There's a problem with just passing around whatever stuff people make up.

 

[Tony Rocky Horror]

Bet Uber isn't,

Wrong:

https://twitter.com/janpaul_b/status/665311149500588032

 

[SilentRob]

I can see any remaining sympathy for the Syrian refugees drying up after this.

What are you talking about? Jesus christ.

 

[Kissenkopf]

You cannot solve this problem.

You could have years ago...but we in europe were blind and didn't believe something like that could happen here.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Long-winded ass Christiane Amanpour just loves to hear her own voice. Geeze. Wolf asked one question and she went off for like five straight minutes.

 

[Herb Alpert]

This is just awful. Was watching the football game and heard the explosion.

Makes me feel uneasy having so many refugees without any papers in Europe.

this is nonsense.

 

[Citadelofmythoughts]

Wrong:


https://twitter.com/janpaul_b/status/665311149500588032

I'm pleasantly surprised then.

 

[Kraftwerk]

We will no longer be reporting what's happening at the Bataclan. This is due to a gag request by French Police.

https://www.reddit.com/live/vwwnkuplwr9y

 

[Maninthemirror]

This is just awful. Was watching the football game and heard the explosion.

Makes me feel uneasy having so many refugees without any papers in Europe.

If you are feeling uneasy about refugees then the terrorist have done their job in making you fear 'outsiders'

 

[GnawtyDog]

https://twitter.com/shawncarrie/status/665306246644285440

Have in mind, I don't know if the retweeted person is at the scene

Fuck...horrible!!!!!