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Arrests Made In Connection
With Paris Terrorist Attacks

Nov 14, 2015 12:06 PM CST

Arrests Made In Connection With Paris Terrorist Attacks

And details about possible attackers leak out

(Newser) - "A number of arrests" were made in Brussels Saturday in connection with Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris , according to Belgium's justice minister. The Independent reports police raided three properties in the city, arresting at least one man. The raids came after a rental car with Belgian license...

At Least 2 Americans Among Hundreds Injured in Paris

At Least 1
American Dead,
2 Injured in
Paris Attacks

UPDATED

Nov 14, 2015 10:44 AM CST

At Least 1 American Dead, 2 Injured in Paris Attacks

US 'working closely with French authorities to identify American victims'

(Newser) - At least one American is dead and two injured following terrorist attacks in Paris Friday, CBS News reports. "The US government is working closely with French authorities to identify American victims," ABC News quotes a US State Department spokesperson. "We are aware there are Americans among the...

Amid Panic,
Parisians Used Hashtag
to Offer Shelter

Nov 14, 2015 10:15 AM CST

Amid Panic, Parisians Used Hashtag to Offer Shelter

Facebook activated 'Safety Check'

(Newser) - Amid the horror of the Paris terror attacks , there was a response from ordinary citizens that the city can be proud of. With the hashtag #PorteOuverte , meaning "open door," Parisians offered shelter to tourists and others stranded by the chaos, Mic reports. People were desperate to find safe...

Pianist Plays
Imagine for
Crowd Outside
Paris' Bataclan

Nov 14, 2015 10:07 AM CST

Pianist Plays Imagine for Crowd Outside Paris' Bataclan

At least 80 people were killed inside the concert venue Friday

(Newser) - As mourners lined up to leave flowers and candles outside Paris' Bataclan, where at least 80 people were killed during a terrorist attack Friday, a solitary man played John Lennon's Imagine on a piano, the Guardian reports. According to the BBC , a small crowd gathered to listen to Davide...

Primary Debate Will Tackle
Terrorism After Paris Attack

Nov 14, 2015 9:39 AM CST

Primary Debate Will Tackle Terrorism After Paris Attack

'This is exactly what the president is going to have to face'

(Newser) - The second Democratic primary debate will go on as scheduled Saturday on CBS News, but the focus has changed dramatically in the wake of the attacks that left more than 100 dead in Paris, the Los Angeles Times reports. "You've got to get into how do you handle...

ISIS: Paris Attacks
Were 'Miracles'

Nov 14, 2015 9:27 AM CST

ISIS: Paris Attacks Were 'Miracles'

Group calls city 'capital of abomination and perversion'

(Newser) - ISIS claimed responsibility for Friday night's Paris terror attacks in a statement that analysts say appears to be genuine. The statement issued online in Arabic and French hails the "miracles" carried out by "eight brothers wearing explosive vests and assault rifles" in Paris, which the statement calls...

World Mourns With Paris

Nov 14, 2015 9:02 AM CST

World Mourns With Paris

Kerry denounces 'assault on our common humanity'

(Newser) - World leaders have been voicing their horror and disgust at the Paris terror attacks , and flowers and lit candles have been placed at makeshift memorials outside French embassies around the world. After the Friday night attacks, landmarks including the Sydney Opera House and New York City's One World Trade...

France Blames ISIS
for Paris Attacks

Nov 14, 2015 5:47 AM CST

France Blames ISIS for Paris Attacks

Group claims responsibility for 'act of war'

(Newser) - French President Francois Hollande blamed ISIS for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II and vowed Saturday to strike back without mercy at what he called "an act of war." Hollande said at least 127 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes,...

What to Read About
the Terror in Paris

Nov 13, 2015 10:20 PM CST

What to Read About the Terror in Paris

The latest on Friday night's attacks

(Newser) - The details, resources, and updates worth knowing at this point regarding the attacks in Paris:

As Slate puts it, "Watch Live Coverage in English From This Outstanding French TV Station."
Also from Slate, Joshua Keating runs down the "Striking Parallels Between Today's Paris Massacre and the

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Witness Tells of 'Bloodbath,'
Escape From the Bataclan

Nov 13, 2015 7:19 PM CST

Witness Tells of 'Bloodbath,' Escape From the Bataclan

Julien Pearce managed to get out when the gunmen were reloading

(Newser) - Some 100 people are estimated dead in Paris' Bataclan; a man who made it out alive is sharing his harrowing experience. Radio reporter Julien Pearce tells CNN he saw two unmasked men enter, with the Guardian reporting it was an hour into the Eagles of Death Metal's show . Pearce...