Saturday, 14 November 2015

Paris Attacks


Paris Attacks
France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 128 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris.
Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took hostages before security forces stormed the hall.
People were shot dead at restaurants and bars at five other sites in Paris. At least 180 people were injured.

In the statement, released in French, Islamic State said “soldiers of Caliphate has targeted the capital of abomination and perversion.”

It continues:
Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and guns targeted areas in the heart of the French capital that were specifically chosen in advance: the Stade de France during a match against Germany which that imbecile Francois Hollande was attending; the Bataclan where hundreds of idolaters were together in a party of perversity as well as other targets in the 10th, 11th and 18th arrondissement

France and those who follow its path must know that they remain the principle targets of the Islamic State."

I'm shocked...

Article:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/14/paris-terror-attacks-attackers-dead-mass-killing-live-updates

#parisattacks   #RIP
at

8 comments:

  1. Ron Villejo14 November 2015 at 04:22

    Thank you for this summary, Corina.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Michael Ireland14 November 2015 at 04:28

    My mind is simply boggled by the gravity of these events. I cannot imagine what it must be like to go through such a horrifying experience. France seems like a really strange target to me, too.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sam Collett14 November 2015 at 04:51

    I have a friend there, but thankfully they are OK

    ReplyDelete
  4. Corina Marinescu14 November 2015 at 04:52

    I have to agree Michael...France is really a strange target to me too..

    ReplyDelete
  5. Joel Webber14 November 2015 at 05:30

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/11/13/paris_shooting_why_did_terrorists_attack_france_again.html might shed a little light on that.

    Keep in mind that France's particular colonial past has given it a large Muslim minority, and racism and economics have helped create a lot of disaffected youth within that group who are prime targets for radicalization. So in some sense it may simply be a target of opportunity.

    ReplyDelete
  6. espen forsmo14 November 2015 at 05:42

    guess you should read up on the ghetto´s of Paris too...

    ReplyDelete
  7. Mark Kilby14 November 2015 at 08:24

    espen forsmo No, plenty people travel to Syria to fight who do not live in ghettos but live comfortable lives. You sully those who struggle in life but choose not to deal with it by slaughtering civilians.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Corina Marinescu14 November 2015 at 08:48

    Ummm, nothing can justifies killing innocent people.

    ReplyDelete