In what appears to be the deadliest terror attacks in France in many decades , at least 120 people were feared killed in Paris on Friday night as a series of deadly attacks was staged across the capital city.
President François Hollande declared a state of emergency after an unknown number of gunmen opened fire in the crowded eastern part of the capital, stormed a Bataclan concert hall during a packed music performance, and set off explosives at the French national stadium the Stade de France, which was filled to capacity for a France-Germany soccer game-including with Hollande, who was among the spectators.
As of early Saturday morning local time French media was reporting as many as six separate incidents including:
Shortly before midnight, Hollande went on television to appeal for calm and announce his government had shut French borders-a highly unusual move for European Union countries.
