Paris Terror Attacks

Just wanted to take some time to send out prayers for the people of Paris as they deal with the aftermath of a terror attack in their beautiful city. If you are now aware of what happened here is a summary

On the evening of 13 November 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking—occurred in Paris, France, and Saint-Denis, one of its northern suburbs. Beginning at 21:20 CET, there were three separate suicide bombings outside the Stade de France and, nearer central Paris, there were mass shootings and a suicide bombing at four different locations. In addition, the deadliest attack took place at the Bataclan theatre, where attackers took hostages and engaged in a stand-off with police which ended at 00:58 on 14 November. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.

129 victims were killed, 89 of them at the Bataclan theatre. A further 415 were admitted to hospital with injuries sustained in the attacks, including 80 people described as being seriously injured. In addition to the victims, seven attackers died, and the authorities continued to search for any accomplices remaining at large. The attacks were the deadliest in France since the Second World War, and the deadliest in Europe since the Madrid train bombings in 2004.

In response, French President François Hollande announced a state of emergency, the first since the 2005 riots, and placed temporary controls on the country's borders.^[17] People and organizations expressed solidarity including through social media. President Hollande declared the attacks as "an act of war". On 15 November, France launched its largest single airstrike of Opération Chammal, its contribution to the anti-ISIL bombing campaign, by striking targets in Al-Raqqah, Syria in retaliation for the attacks. Prior to the attack, France had been bombing various targets in the Middle East, including in Syria, since October 2015. ISIL's motive was retaliation for French involvement in the Syrian Civil War and Iraqi Civil War.

(News borrowed from wikipedia)

November 2015 Paris attacks
Locations of the attacks

A memorial outside the Quick restauranton rue Jules-Rimet near

Victims by citizenship

Citizenship	Deaths	Injured	Ref.
France	TBA	TBA
Belgium	3
Chile	3		[128]
Portugal	3		[129]
Algeria	2
Mexico	2	1	[128]
Romania	2	1
Tunisia	2		[130]
Germany	1		[131]
Italy	1	2	[132][133]
Morocco	1	1
Spain	1		[134]
Sweden	1	1
USA	1		[130]
UK	1		[128]
Serbia		7	[135]
Netherlands		3
Venezuela		3	[136]
Brazil		2
Australia		1	[137]
Austria		1	[138]
China		1	[139]
Colombia		1	[140]
Ireland		1
Total	132	352	[4]
Some victims had multiple citizenships. Counts are based on preliminary data and may not total.

the Stade de France