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[Steve McQueen]

I don't know guys, but I'm sad and scared. What the fuck is this world coming to :/

 

[Downhome]

So this is a concert hall, kinda down in a pit, and people were shooting from the balcony DOWN onto them? That is literally fish in a barrel, I can't even imagine, and then the explosions. This is just insane.

 

[Lutherian]

That's horrible, can't believe it just happened and 100 people just died. And we have no news about Calais.

 

[KingSnake]

https://twitter.com/afp/status/665321462442528768

Fuck! This is awful. Awful.

 

[Kissenkopf]

100 people dead alone in the concert hall? That is so horrible...

That would mean, that they killed nearly every hostage.

 

[FF Seraphim]

Apparently they slaughtered them.

...wtf... I need a good drink now...

 

[ReAxion]

My eyes are welling up.

This helped me a little bit.
https://twitter.com/MarkAgee/status/665316459682226182

Strangers are taking each other in. They are driving each other home. Police are about to charge armed gunman to save people they don't know

 

[Yaari]

So horrible. And the frequency of these events just keeps ramping up.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

ANSA here in italy is reporting that isis has stated that rome is the next target.
https://twitter.com/Agenzia_Ansa/status/665320362343800833

They want to turn the whole world against them?

 

[Herb Alpert]

i télé : 4 terrorists within the bataclan

 

[valkyre]

How many attacks were there? Some networks say 5 some 6 now i heard 7!!

...

 

[TwoDurans]

Omg I just heard the 100 dead figure at the concert hall.

There will be a full inquiry about this. I hope proper hostage negotiation procedures had taken place. It sounds like they just stormed in gung ho and the terrorists retaliated by throwing grenades at crowd.

Other way around. According to Sky and AFP they stormed in AFTER the terrorists opened fire on hostages and threw explosives at them. French police saved lives today.

 

[LiK]

100 dead at theater? NO

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

What in the fuck? I had no idea that this was happening, this is fucking HORRIBLE.

I have family in Paris, I hope they are all okay.

 

[The One Who Knocks]

If that 100 dead number is true, that would put the death toll well over 130,

This is horrible

My stomach just turned when it was announced. It's absolutely horrible; my heart goes out to absolutely everyone affected by this. Stay safe French-GAF.

 

[Djin1979]

This is the worst attack on french soil since 2nd WW

 

[eerik9000]

They killed all the hostages?! Is this true?!

I don't want to sound like a complete asshole, but why wouldn't they kill the hostages when the whole purpose of these attacks is to kill as many as possible and cause as much panic and fear as possible. That's their only goal.

They don't want a million euros and a getaway plane. They want to hurt and destroy.

 

[Bossun]

More precision : bataclan, between 60 and 100 dead people, around 40 in Paris.

 

[Blue Ninja]

I only got online a while ago and read about this. Incomprehensible levels of inhumanity taking place. Just horrifying.

I was playing Fallout and following the score of the Belgium - Italy game via Twitter. Got distracted for five minutes, I look back at my screen and start seeing reports pile in.

Feels so surreal.

 

[brau]

What in the fuck? I had no idea that this was happening, this is fucking.

I have family in Paris, I hope they are all okay.

I hope they are safe and sound dude, and that you hear from them soon.

 

[brochiller]

I feel absolutely horrible right now. Please let it stop soon.

 

[psynergylover]

11/13/2015

sadly another day that will live in infamy

again thoughts and prayers to all that were killed and injured and the families impacted by these horrible events

 

[Captain Smoker]

They killed all the hostages?! Is this true?!

No, the first number was 100 hostages, but there were more people in the theatre because not all of them are dead.

 

[ElTorro]

Are there still locations that have not been brought under control yet?

 

[Blablurn]

fuck

 

[Palette Swap]

They've interviewed hostages already?

People who got out, yeah. But I guess they wouldn't count as hostages if they got out.

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

I hope proper hostage negotiation procedures had taken place. It sounds like they just stormed in gung ho and the terrorists retaliated by throwing grenades at crowd.

I don't think there is much to negotiate about with suicidal terrorists whose only goal is to kill as many people as possible.

 

[Eidan]

This is stunning. And nauseating.

 

[orochi91]

They want to turn the whole world against them?

I don't think they had much support to begin with.

 

[Chezzymann]

More precision : bataclan, between 60 and 100 dead people, around 40 in Paris.

Hopefully its 60 and not 100

 

[Hedrush]

Estimated 140 dead. I'm at a loss for words.

 

[- J - D -]

Fuck.

These weren't hostages. No conditions, no terms. They were victims. This was a slaughter.

 

[Yoshichan]

Crying my heart out... want to go to bed and hope it's just a dream...

 

[keuja]

Fucking terrorists. We need to burn them all to the ground.

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

This is simply horrendous. My condolences to all the families of the victims. : (

 

[papercan55]

Sky reporting all hostages are dead

That's not what they mean, 1500 people were at the show in Bataclan.
the number of 100 is a guess i think does does not include all the hostages, a lot of people managed to escape but the venue was packed with 1500 people

 

[cartoon_soldier]

French TV said attendance at the concert today was around 1500

 

[Night Terror]

We, my family and myself, were watching television over here in the Netherlands, when the program was interrupted by these awful attacks. My two kids are really scared. They asked me if there will be another war. To be honest, I said that it was not likely, but then again...the situation reminds me a lot at the time just before World War I. There are so many incidents lately, that It can't be without consequences...I'm starting to get scared myself tbh. I don't wanna sound dramatic, but what on earth can you do to stop this? i'm afraid that even if ISIS will be destroyed completely, there will be new threats and it will start all over again.

Unfortunetely there's nothing to prevent what you describe (new threats and starting all over again) unless you end the human race. This is the way of our species: As soon as someone feels they're more right than you and have power, it's all abusing it.

My most sincere condolences to those who've lost people today as well.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

This is terrible.

 

[Guess Who]

Are there still locations that have not been brought under control yet?

Now that the Bataclan has been secured it seems to be over for the time being.

 

[Trail Guide]

Just heard about this. Crazy about all these terrorist attacks in France. Charlie Hebdo was earlier this year as well. A little surreal.

Oh man you're right. I kept thinking the Hebdo attack was last year but after checking it was January 2015. What a terrible year. Stay safe Paris.

 

[bonesmccoy]

I's say since world war 2, yes.

Nah -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings

 

[Switch Back 9]

Well, here begins the culling of my social media.

Some absolutely disgusting comments popping up, like I can't even wrap my head around it. A girl I went to grade school with, who is a mother, typed "lol" under the tweet telling people not to blame the refugees.

She's a mother. Raising a child. And this is her first thought. I'm so mad right now.

 

[NateDog]

Omg I just heard the 100 dead figure at the concert hall.

There will be a full inquiry about this. I hope proper hostage negotiation procedures had taken place. It sounds like they just stormed in gung ho and the terrorists retaliated by throwing grenades at crowd.

Not sure that's the case, if the reports and eye-witness accounts (and social media updates from people who said they were in there) were true, then they didn't want to and never would have negotiated for anything. They simply wanted to kill these people. Someone on FB said at least over an hour ago IIRC that they were in there and a good few people had been killed already and they were going one-by-one killing everyone and they thus begged for someone to come in and help. If this was all true and the raid was done when it was reported it was done, it was way way too late for any possible chance to save anyone.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

This is truly a horrible day and Friday the 13th is a bad day now not because of superstition but because of this

Didn't even realize this, not one for superstitions but christ this isn't helping the attention behind the date.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

The people who did this are bastard muslims, not those who are just ordinary muslims. Then again, I actually wonder how many muslims will gonna speak out against these terror attacks. Response to the Hebdo attacks was surprisingly muted, especially in countries where Islam is more rooted.

 

[Smokey_Run]

Omg I just heard the 100 dead figure at the concert hall.

There will be a full inquiry about this. I hope proper hostage negotiation procedures had taken place. It sounds like they just stormed in gung ho and the terrorists retaliated by throwing grenades at crowd.

If you think this was an actual hostage situation, you're being incredibly naive.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

This has got to be the biggest attack in Europe in like decades, no?

Yep, followed by Utøya 2011 and London 2005

e: plus this:

Spain got hit hard in 2004: 193 dead, 1858 wounded .

 

[Hoo-doo]

This is just terrifying. Unimaginable.

 

[Zack Zavage]

I think Germany is about to become much more secure after all of this mess.

Safety measures may increase, but that doesn't mean we are going to be any safer. Reason says to me that terror will always find a way. I just hope they won't.