Paris shootout, explosions, casualties

[Zadius Sky]

Last Night around 3am. there were news reports that the migrant camp (near chanel tunnel) had been set ablaze and the migrants had to be evacuated. It was being claimed it was a seperate disconnected incident and not to be attributed to revenge for the Paris attacks. Maybe I keep missing it but haven't seen any mention of it in the news today. Anyone else got info on/see this?

That is mentioned on SotT:

http://www.sott.net/article/306341-Calais-Jungle-refugee-camp-set-on-fire-as-Paris-rocked-by-deadly-attacks

 

[Ca.]

Heads up Belgium

According too Variety (LA Entertainment Industry Publication) The propaganda seat of the west
_http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/paris-attacks-france-terror-128-killed-1201640614/
November 14, 2015 | 07:04AM PT
Eight terrorists were killed, seven of whom were suicide bombers, according to French prosecutors. A total of three groups of extremists mounted the attacks. Authorities are now investigating a fourth band of terrorists who may have fled Paris and may be hiding in Belgium, according to Le Monde newspaper.

skipping down

Movie theaters, museums and other public institutions in the city announced early closings on Saturday on the heels of the shootings and hostage situation that unfolded at one of the city’s most popular concert venues, the Batalcan, on Friday. Disneyland Paris was closed for the day. Sunday’s planned premiere of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” was canceled by 20th Century Fox.

U2 had been scheduled for a concert at Paris’ AccorHotels Arena that was supposed to be telecast live tonight on HBO. But the group hastily canceled the event amid the state of emergency declared by Hollande. It’s just one high-profiie example of the slew of arts, cultural, sporting and community events that have been put on hold as the country deals with the grief and fear provoked by the attacks.

Canal Plus, France’s largest pay TV network, has axed all entertainment programming this weekend in favor of continuing news coverage of the crisis. TF1 and other national and regional outlets have also been in wall-to-wall coverage mode. TF1 was broadcasting the soccer match between France and Germany that was the target of suicide bombers that killed at least 40 people.

“When it became clear that an attack was unfolding, the commentators of the game announced a special news flash but didn’t clearly say it was an attack because six million people were watching and we didn’t want to stir a wave of panic,” said a TF1 rep.

After interrupting the game, TF1 switched to news programming. Tonight’s regularly scheduled telecast of “Dancing With the Stars” is tabled in favor of an extended newscast, TF1 said.

Discussions are also believed to be under way among French outlets for some kind of TV special paying tribute to the victims and to appeal for peace and calm.

The level of shock, sadness and anger roiling through the country cannot be overstated, observers say.

“People are in shock. It’s like the morning after 9/11,” Laurence Haim, White House correspondent for Canal Plus, told Variety. “You wake up and and now it’s war. It’s there and people feel it is happening.”

Major media conglomerates with operations in France were taking stock of personnel and security concerns. Discovery Communications has a big presence in Paris through its Eurosport cable channels as well as its own Discovery offshoots.

“We are deeply saddened by the events that took place in Paris last night and our prayers go out to the men, women and children involved, their families and friends,” Discovery said in a statement issued Saturday. “We are working with the various authorities and have put in place a number of measures to ensure the security of our employees.”

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[Chad]

As a clarification, people started putting their pictures with French flag on their FB profiles.

And considering many of these 'profiles pics' are from parties/events where they look positively cheery/wasted just emphasises, i think, where they are. Even some of the comments underneath i've read refer to the pretty picture rather than the (apparent) point being made. Or that by doing it they've 'acted' in some way for a cause. The same people who the other days of the year have no actual opinion on anything, ever. Sheesh.

 

[whitecoast]

Just to share. One of my FB "friends", who is an Israeli and also Russian posted the following:

And I am supposed to live in that hypocritical world...
I don't recall seeing Israeli flag on your profile picture,dear world...

As a clarification, people started putting their pictures with French flag on their FB profiles.

But seriously. I don't want to write anything to him, because that would be completely pointless, but that's just a perfect example of the whining and self involved attitude Israelis have. Unfortunately, also many Russian Jews. In fact, often they are more Zionist than the locals. When everyone else, even Russians (actually, especially Russians, who came in great numbers to the French embassies and flooded them with flowers) express their condolences, a Russian Israeli can't do anything better beside posting such a status. Sigh...

I saw a similar post on FB too. The best and most succinct reply to it was the first one: "Can we wait until people have buried their loved ones?"
I thought it was such a gentle, yet direct reminder of humanity.

 

[bjorb]

[quote author=Keit]As a clarification, people started putting their pictures with French flag on their FB profiles.[/quote]

I noticed the same. Selective compassion = not empathy. Empathy touches all. I doubt that any of those outcries are really sincere. Just saying you care doesn't make it so even if you are convinced that it is. Ignorance is no excuse in the age of information. What happened in France is horrible but has been a reality in Syria for everyday for the last 5 years made possible by those same powers. And that's just one country.

France plays its part in the US/Empire and I doubt they will ever be able to realize the Russian alternative. That would mean they should respect sovereignty and benefit mutually instead of dominating others. They rather be a vassal than to ever stop its pathological projections against the world. That's psychopathic logic for you.

 

[Ca.]

Correction on Belgium (Apologizes)
If these are the suspects in the rental
The Independent
2 hours ago-Local time 20:50 Paris Time
Paris attacks: Several arrests made in Belgium following raids in Brussels linked to Isis
_http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-attacks-man-arrested-in-belgium-following-raids-in-brussels-linked-to-isis-a6734666.html

Several suspects have been arrested in Belgium following a series of police raids linked to the terror attacks in Paris.

Up to three properties in the Molenbeek district of Brussels were reportedly searched on Saturday.

Koen Geens, the justice minister, told the VRT network that the arrests came after a car with Belgian license plates was seen close to the Bataclan concert hall, where Isis militants shot at least 80 victims dead at an Eagles of Death Metal concert.

He said "there were arrests relating to the search of the vehicle and person who rented it", numbering the number of people detained as“more than one.”

The Belgian public broadcaster, RTBF, was told by a source close to the operations that there had been “between two and three searches, linked to the Paris attacks”.

Police in Paris were also searching for a foreign car wanted in connection with the suicide bombings and shootings.

It is a black Seat with the numberplate GUT 18053 and five-spoke alloy wheels. Members of the public have been warned not to approach it.

President Francois Hollande said the attacks were an "act of war" that had been "prepared, organised and planned from abroad" with assistance from within France.

It is a black Seat with the numberplate GUT 18053 and five-spoke alloy wheels. Members of the public have been warned not to approach it.

President Francois Hollande said the attacks were an "act of war" that had been "prepared, organised and planned from abroad" with assistance from within France

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_http://www.wyff4.com/national/horror-as-terror-strikes-france-again-killing-153/36449528?ens=1&utm_source=National%20Breaking%20News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=National%20Alerts%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20_54ae9c710cf2bed14021e21e_gs&utm_content=20151114_1250
11:58 PM EST Nov 13, 2015

PARIS (CNN)

—With ISIS claiming responsibility for the Paris attacks, the investigation moved beyond France as Belgian authorities made a number of arrests there in the first publicized apprehensions following Friday night's bloodshed, a Belgian justice ministry spokeswoman told CNN on Saturday.

Meanwhile, at least one American is among the Paris death toll, now at 129 people, officials said. The U.S. victim was Nohemi Gonzalez, 20, of El Monte, California, a junior studying design in Paris for a semester while enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, the school said.

In Belgium, raids were conducted in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, justice ministry spokeswoman Sieghild Lacoere said. A car rented in Brussels was found near one of the sites of the Paris attacks, and "that's what triggered the raids," Lacoere told CNN.

In all, the raids took place in three homes in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a Western intelligence source told CNN.

At least one of the raids is connected to the Paris attacks, according to the source, who is in contact with French and Belgian intelligence services. The other raids are connected to individuals known to Belgium intelligence, the source said. Some of the Paris attackers are also known to Belgium intelligence, the source added.

iAt least two Belgians were among the dead in France, the Belgian Foreign Ministry sad.

One of the terrorists in Paris was identified as a 30-year-old French national from Courcouronnes, in the city's southern suburbs, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Saturday.

That individual was involved in the attack on a concert hall, had a criminal history, and was identified as having been radicalized in 2010, but that person had never been accused of terrorism, Molins said.

See @ the link for the full article

 

[Carl]

And considering many of these 'profiles pics' are from parties/events where they look positively cheery/wasted just emphasises, i think, where they are. Even some of the comments underneath i've read refer to the pretty picture rather than the (apparent) point being made. Or that by doing it they've 'acted' in some way for a cause. The same people who the other days of the year have no actual opinion on anything, ever. Sheesh.

Yeah, I'm not so sure of the word for it, but it encompasses the tacky, superficial and vapid culture of the west. I'm sure for some people it's a genuine expression of concern - just not concern for the real perpetrators, or for the hypocrisy of ignoring millions of dead brown people when deciding to colour their profile pics.

 

[Chad]

And considering many of these 'profiles pics' are from parties/events where they look positively cheery/wasted just emphasises, i think, where they are. Even some of the comments underneath i've read refer to the pretty picture rather than the (apparent) point being made. Or that by doing it they've 'acted' in some way for a cause. The same people who the other days of the year have no actual opinion on anything, ever. Sheesh.

Yeah, I'm not so sure of the word for it, but it encompasses the tacky, superficial and vapid culture of the west. I'm sure for some people it's a genuine expression of concern - just not concern for the real perpetrators, or for the hypocrisy of ignoring millions of dead brown people when deciding to colour their profile pics.

Seems Sott's got it covered:

SOTT Exclusive: Selective empathy: "Terrorist" attacks rock Paris, and the public response to tragedy is typically disproportionate

http://www.sott.net/article/306386-SOTT-Exclusive-Selective-empathy-Terrorist-attacks-rock-Paris-and-the-public-response-to-tragedy-is-typically-disproportionate

 

[Eulenspiegel]

I think this tendency to use tacky symbols on social media to express "empathy" whenever something happens in someone's backyard in the West(and of course is limited to that) just goes to show how easily influenced people are by whatever is in the news and the way it is presented.
Within hours after the incident, these french flags superimposed on people's uploaded profile pictures spread like pheromones in an ant colony.

 

[Seaniebawn]

I think this tendency to use tacky symbols on social media to express "empathy" whenever something happens in someone's backyard in the West(and of course is limited to that) just goes to show how easily influenced people are by whatever is in the news and the way it is presented.
Within hours after the incident, these french flags superimposed on people's uploaded profile pictures spread like pheromones in an ant colony.

yeah it's interesting to see how quick an meme can spread, I mean when the french disagreed with America over invading Iraq, they changed French Fries to Freedom Fries, swings in roundabouts. :)

 

[Approaching Infinity]

The Guardian just posted the account given by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins:

920pm One victim was killed when the first explosion went off in Saint Denis near the Stade de France during a football match between France and Germany. The body of a terrorist was found at the scene wearing a suicide belt filled with shrapnel.

925pm 15 people were killed and 10 injured at Le Carillon bar and Le Petit Cambodge restaurant in Rue Alibert in the city’s 10th district. Terrorists armed with kalashnikovs were seen pulling up in a black Seat car before opening fire.

930pm A second explosion went off outside the Stade de France. The body of another suicide bomber was discovered at the scene with a similar explosive belt.

932pm Five people died and eight were injured in a shooting outside La Bonne Biere bar in the 11th district. The gunmen arrived in the same car and armed with similar weapons to the first shooting.

936pm 19 people were killed and nine injured at La Belle Equipe restaurant on Rue de Charonne in the 11th district. A black Seat car was spotted at the scene and the gunmen were again armed with kalashnikovs.

940pm One person was seriously injured when a suicide explosive, similar to those used in the other attacks, was detonated inside the Voltaire restaurant in Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district.

940pm 89 people were shot dead and “many” injured when three armed men took hostages and opened fire into the crowd during a rock concert at Le Bataclan. The attackers were heard mentioning Syria and Iraq during the massacre. They arrived at the venue in a black Polo car.

953pm Third explosion took place on Rue de la Coquerie, near the Stade de France. The body of a third suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt was found at the scene.

1220am The three terrorists at Le Bataclan were killed. One was shot dead by French police, the other two blew themselves up.

_http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/14/paris-terror-attacks-live-news-updates-isis-france

So the event at 940, Voltair restaurant, doesn't count as a "suicide explosion"? Bad math? Bad translation? I'm confused.

Also, police originally said 3 of the terrorists blew themselves up at Bataclan:

Four attackers were killed, including three who were wearing explosives belts, at Bataclan during the police raid, Paris police spokesman Michel Cadot told France Info radio.

_http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/13/world/paris-shooting/

 

[Keit]

940pm One person was seriously injured when a suicide explosive, similar to those used in the other attacks, was detonated inside the Voltaire restaurant in Boulevard Voltaire, 11th district.

So the event at 940, Voltair restaurant, doesn't count as a "suicide explosion"? Bad math? Bad translation? I'm confused.

Maybe means that it is a suicide device that can be either concealed on the scene or on the person, like in their purse? This way the person unwittingly becomes a suicide bomber?

 

[Ca.]

First look at the NOV 13 Paris Attacks
SOUTH FRONT
Published on Nov 14, 2015

The information on dead immigrants in the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp on the 14 of November provided in the video is not verified. At the moment of the release there were trustworthy data on casualties which however were not fully confirmed further. At the same time it is highly probable that improper recording of immigrants arrived caused confusion.

Anyway, we tender our apologies on the affirmation on the number of casualties if any. In case we get final refutation of the fact we will delete this piece from the video.

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[Laura]

_http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-attacks-man-arrested-in-belgium-following-raids-in-brussels-linked-to-isis-a6734666.html

President Francois Hollande said the attacks were an "act of war" that had been "prepared, organised and planned from abroad" with assistance from within France.

Hollande was telling the truth there.

 

[Chad]

Police evacuate Eiffel Tower after night of horror in Paris

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A picture taken on November 14, 2015 shows the Eiffel Tower with its lights turned off following the deadly attacks in Paris. (AFP)

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated as French police forces converge around the Pullman hotel in Paris.

The area around the tower and the surrounding Champ de Mars park were evacuated late on Saturday, according to witness accounts.

A heavy police presence can also be seen around the Pullman hotel on Avenue de Suffren near the tower.

The latest events follow deadly assaults in Paris, in which assailants struck at least six different venues in and around the French capital. The Takfiri Daesh group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed nearly 130 people on Friday.