Just heard it was an Eagles Of Death Metal concert. I'm very fearful that some people I know are caught up in this....
Is this confirmed as Eagles of Death Metal??
that's who was meant to be playing tonight at that concert hall.
hope the people you know are Ok @Callumcafc and you can get hold of them soon I presume the phone networks are struggling over in Paris
My friends are out ok, though a person they were with has been hit but not seriously. A personal relief but bloody scary... Just got to hope there's no further casualties.
I am sad there are billions of people in the world who follow the rantings of supposed enlightened people, dead several millenia ago, who had enhanced views on how us humans should behave according to their twisted morality.
Had these immortals aired their views on Charlton Life, they would be in the doghouse with Colin, Reams and others subject to our excellent moderators.
If you're implying what I think you might be, I would bet most of what I have that these terrorists were home grown and not caused by the recent influx, not that they won't go on to do similar things of course...
I hope they get the fuckers who are doing this, bring them to justice and not afford them the justice they gave to Jihadi John, who is now going to be seen as a martyr by his comrades.
Been happening for years in France - was it 1995 there was an Islamic bombing? Sure there has long been a significant North African anti-western under current in the Country.
I would imagine, like the rest of us, she is greatly saddened about what is going on and feeling for the people killed and their friends and families.
If you are trying to link the large influx of migrants into Europe with people who are terrorists and murderers then that is plain wrong. We can discuss and argue and disagree about the rights and wrongs of migration policy. And we can argue about whether those people are being forced to move due to poverty and danger or for economic reasons. But to equate them with murderous thugs is stupid.
This is why our emergency services are so important in today's climate.
And our intelligence services. And it shows how important it is that they should not have their ability to perform surveillance to help prevent these types of attacks.
A lot of communication and preparation must have taken place to plan 6 or 7 simultaneous attacks. You have to wonder how the French intelligence service did not pick anything up.
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Here's the latest we have on the attacks in Paris:
Dozens of people are dead after multiple shootings in the French capital
Between 60 and 100 people are reportedly being held hostage at the Bataclan arts centre
Three explosions were reported outside a bar near the Stade de France, where France were playing Germany in a football match
French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders
Paris authorities have asked people to stay indoors
Terrifying.
Had these immortals aired their views on Charlton Life, they would be in the doghouse with Colin, Reams and others subject to our excellent moderators.
Bloke inside the theatre confirming that they're killing the hostages. I hope he's still alive. Poor bloke
If you are trying to link the large influx of migrants into Europe with people who are terrorists and murderers then that is plain wrong. We can discuss and argue and disagree about the rights and wrongs of migration policy. And we can argue about whether those people are being forced to move due to poverty and danger or for economic reasons. But to equate them with murderous thugs is stupid.
A lot of communication and preparation must have taken place to plan 6 or 7 simultaneous attacks. You have to wonder how the French intelligence service did not pick anything up.