France

[Diddums 4,346]

 

 

Godspeed my annoying friends, nobody deserves what you guys have gone through in the last 24 hours. I hope you guys pull through what is probably the worst terrorist attack in the last decade. RIP to all those who lost their lives and to those who lost a loved one or a friend, be strong. Our thoughts are with you on this awful, awful day.

[techno 3,509]

Been looking into it and heard on radio biggest loss of life since ww2.

Truly awful.

[Baabcat 1,646]

Woke up to read about this today, just shocking. RIP to the victims, and Vive la France

[Sennex 1,903]

What?

 

I been in fallout 4. Guess it's time to read the news.

 

Edit: for anyone like me that is late to this. here

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34814203?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

 

 

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/us?ff=1&urlback=%2Fvideo%2Fx3dqzx9_images-de-la-fusillade-au-bataclan_news

[Diddums 4,346]

This thread is to show support for those affected. If you guys want a thread discussing the possible solutions and motives, do it in Speaker's Corner please.

[BO7H B4RRELS 2,452]

The header on the forum looks nice, Dave.  

[Diddums 4,346]

Just watching some interviews on the news, these poor people are broken. You can see in their eyes that what they've experienced has changed them forever. There's not even a glimmer of hope on their faces, what an awful atrocity. Such a sad time

[Diddums 4,346]

Fucking hell, as if France isn't in enough shit at the moment, at least 10 people have been killed when a TGV derailed.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34822666

 

Poor France. Seriously, what a shit state of affairs.

[Diddums 4,346]

All posts discussing the situation in the middle east have been moved HERE out of respect  to those who lost their lives.

 

 

If you have nothing positive to add to this thread then please keep it to yourself. Thanks.

[JsinOwl 644]

Such cowardice to attack unsuspecting civilians. Dear people of France, our hearts and thoughts are with you, may you rise above this tragedy strong and proud, vive la France.

[The3rdWalker 1,271]

I'm very glad the London/France friendly is still going on. The French are wonderful people, I am also wondering how closing off their borders right now will work. I hoping for the best for them.

[Sennex 1,903]

Here is an update of sorts:

 

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paris-attacks-man-arrested-germany-smuggling-firearms-explosives-linked-french-attacks-1528726

 

 

A man arrested with a cache of weapons including explosives, hand grenades and machine guns in Germany last week has been linked with the Paris attacks by local media. Several kilograms of TNT were found along with pistols, revolvers and ammunition were discovered, according to public broadcaster Bayrischer Rundfunk.

Police found weapons and explosives concealed in a "professional" hiding place inside the 51-year-old's Volkswagen Golf when they arrested him near the Austrian border, the station reported. Documents seized at the time of his arrest provided "substantial evidence" that the man was making his way to Paris, they said.

Bavarian state police spokesman Ludwig Waldinger confirmed to the Associated Press that firearms, explosives and hand grenades had been found. But a police spokesman told theIBTimes that they "would not provide any more information."

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TigerBurge 2,375]

The French are wonderful people

I'm sorry but that made me smile. You apparently have never worked for them.

[TigerBurge 2,375]

Honestly this is scary. It can happen to any country at any time.

[The3rdWalker 1,271]

I'm sorry but that made me smile. You apparently have never worked for them.

Played rugby with four of them for a few years.

[Sennex 1,903]

Like any people, it somewhat depends if they are in their home country, or travelling around/ visiting

[Sennex 1,903]

Update:

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-passports-found-scene-paris-attacks-fakes-made-turkey-police-520642631

 

 

Syrian passports found near the bodies of two of the suspected Paris attackers were fakes that were likely made in Turkey, police sources in France told Channel 4 News on Sunday.

 

Greek officials had said on Saturday that one of the two passports was held by someone who had registered as a refugee on the Greek island of Leros on 3 October.

 

Officials denied, though, that a second attacker had taken a similar route, telling the Guardian there was “no indication whatsoever” that the assailant had entered Europe through Greece. The comments came amid widening investigations into the attacks that killed 132 people in the French capital on Friday.

 

Authorities across Europe continue to probe the identity of seven assailants amid questions over how they managed to co-ordinate multiple attacks, which have since been claimed by the Islamic State group, without attracting the attention of security services.

 

Only one of the attackers has as yet been publicly named, amid ongoing attempts to identify the victims - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday that the bodies of up to 30 people killed in the assaults have yet to be identified.

 

Authorities on Sunday named the attacker as Omar Ismail Mostefai, a 29-year-old Frenchman born and raised in Paris but with family connections to Algeria.

 

Mostefai’s recent movements have not yet been made public, although British intelligence officials have said the attackers were part of a cell that recently returned from fighting in Syria.

 

Fake Syrian passports have become a valuable commodity in recent months and are freely traded on the black market, as they can help ease the path for non-Syrians to get protection as refugees in Europe.

 

A Dutch journalist reported in September that he had bought a fake Syrian passport and ID card, both bearing the picture of the Dutch prime minister, for $825.

 

Fake Syrian passports are also bought by Syrians who have not been able to get documents due to the war.

 

Chris Doyle, head of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, said there is great demand for fake passports because many Syrians living outside government-controlled areas are rendered effectively stateless by the difficulty of obtaining documents.

 

In the wake of the slaughter in Paris, many commenters have questioned why the perpetrators would carry passports with them during the highly co-ordinated attacks.

 

Simon Kuper, a columnist with the Financial Times and Paris resident, said the move could be part of a strategy by IS to “discredit” refugees and force Europe to close its borders.

 

An undated video released by IS on Saturday, featuring fighters appearing to burn French passports and pledge allegiance to the group’s leader, urged French Muslims to “emigrate” to areas controlled by IS before Europe’s borders are closed.

 

In addition to the Syrian documents discovered at the scene of the Paris assaults, media reports suggested that an Egyptian passport discovered near the Stade de France - which was targeted by two suicide bombers on Friday - belonged to one of the attackers.

 

However, it emerged on Sunday that the passport was held by an Egyptian football fan who was severely injured by an attack that struck during a friendly between France and Germany.

 

Egypt's ambassador to France, Ihab Badawi, told Egyptian media that no charges had been levelled against Walid Abdel Razzaq.

 

The fan, Abdel Razzaq, has had three operations since sustaining grave injuries, his brother told Egyptian news channel al-Hayat on Sunday, and still has shrapnel in his body from the blast.

 

الباسبور المصري طلع لاحد الضحايا وهو وليد عبد الرازق ومازال علي قيد الحياه في احد المستشفيات الفرنسية pic.twitter.com/MtsGq0uErk

 

— بوش بوش (@possyalkalyoube) November 14, 2015

Translation: The Egyptian passport belonged to one of the victims, Walid Abdel Razzaq - he is still clinging to life in a French hospital

“He was like any other young guy who goes to watch the football,” Wael Abdel Razzaq told the show’s host.

Friday’s attack prompted authorities in Europe to act swiftly to tighten border controls, with French President Francois Hollande immediately announcing renewed border checks. The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, however, said on Sunday that Europe did not need to review its overall policies concerning refugees in the wake of the events.

“Those who organised [and perpetrated] the attacks are the very same people who the refugees are fleeing and not the opposite,” Juncker told reporters in Turkey as he prepared to attend a G20 summit, which in light of the Paris attacks that came a day after large attacks in Beirut and Baghdad is expected to focus on security.

“There is no need for an overall review of the European policy on refugees," Junker added.

But a wider political backlash is feared. Poland’s incoming European affairs minister said on Saturday that Warsaw would refuse to accept its EU quota of more than 9,500 refugees, arguing that it would be politically impossible to take such a step in light of the “tragic” events in Paris.

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/panic-paris-screaming-crowds-run-memorial/story?id=35218446

 

 

Panic broke out at several sites around Paris tonight, including the memorial at the Republique Plaza.

People began running and screaming from the memorial, where they had gathered to leave flowers and candles in honor of the Paris attack victims.

Thousands of people trampled on the carefully laid memorials, snuffing candles and sprinting for their lives.

A French law enforcement official said the panic was apparently caused by fireworks, according to the Associated Press.

 

Kamil Zihnioglu/AP Photo

French police officers take position on Place de la Republique after allegedly false alert sparked mass panic amongst the gathered crowd in Paris on Nov. 15, 2015.more +

 

 

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Police took up positions with their guns at the ready, ordering onlookers away, but after a short time they eased their stances and slowly people started returning.

Police said no shots were fired and no injuries were reported at the plaza.

 

Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

Police officers advance to secure the area at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, on Nov. 15, 2015, two days after a series of deadly attacks.more +

 

 

Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images

A woman reacts after panic spread at the Place de la Republique square in Paris, on Nov. 15, 2015, two days after a series of deadly attacks.more +

 

 

France is on edge today as the French National Police launch an international manhunt for a "dangerous" suspect wanted for involvement in the attacks.

 

Small phone video of it happening:

http://i.imgur.com/eOja905.gifv

 

WTF is wrong with people.

[tronic44 3,642]

Just popped in to pay my respects to all those who lost their lives and to anyone effected by this. RIP

 

Another awful day for this planet.

[Sennex 1,903]

The French police are raiding homes and mosques. Numerous arrests have been made, and they even found a rocket launcher!

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1588358/rocket-launcher-found-in-french-police-raids