Paris
massacre - On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists
were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and
world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner.
Terrorists -- some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to
them -- attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium
where the soccer match was underway.
Scores were killed in the coordinated attacks late Friday, leaving a nation in mourning and the world in shock.
- Paris Prosecutor spokeswoman Agnès Thibault-Lecuivre said eight extremists are dead after attacks. Seven of them were killed in suicide bombings.
- U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with French President Francois Hollande to offer condolences and assistance in the investigation, the White House said. Earlier, Obama said, "This is an attack not just on Paris, not just on the people on France, but an attack on all humanity ...
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