French President
Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the
jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest
attacks on France since World War II.
Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the
jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest
attacks on France since World War II.
He said at least 127
people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near
France’s national stadium and a hostage-taking inside a concert hall. Another
200 or so were injured, dozens critically.
people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near
France’s national stadium and a hostage-taking inside a concert hall. Another
200 or so were injured, dozens critically.
Hollande, who
declared three days of national mourning and raised the nation’s security to
its highest level, called the carnage “an act of war that was prepared,
organized, planned from abroad with internal help.”
declared three days of national mourning and raised the nation’s security to
its highest level, called the carnage “an act of war that was prepared,
organized, planned from abroad with internal help.”
The Islamic State
group’s claim of responsibility appeared in Arabic and French in an online
statement circulated by IS supporters. It was not immediately possible to
confirm the authenticity of the admission, which bore the group’s logo and
resembled previous verified statements from the group.
group’s claim of responsibility appeared in Arabic and French in an online
statement circulated by IS supporters. It was not immediately possible to
confirm the authenticity of the admission, which bore the group’s logo and
resembled previous verified statements from the group.
The statement mocked
France’s involvement in air attacks on suspected IS bases in Syria and Iraq,
noting that France’s air power was “of no use to them in the streets and rotten
alleys of Paris.”
France’s involvement in air attacks on suspected IS bases in Syria and Iraq,
noting that France’s air power was “of no use to them in the streets and rotten
alleys of Paris.”
As Hollande
addressed the nation, French anti-terror police worked to identify potential
accomplices to the attackers, who remained a mystery to the public: their
nationalities, their motives, even their exact number. Police said a Syrian
passport was recovered from the remains of one suicide bomber outside the
stadium.
addressed the nation, French anti-terror police worked to identify potential
accomplices to the attackers, who remained a mystery to the public: their
nationalities, their motives, even their exact number. Police said a Syrian
passport was recovered from the remains of one suicide bomber outside the
stadium.
Authorities said
eight died, seven in suicide bombings, a new terror tactic in France, while police
shot and killed the other assailant.
eight died, seven in suicide bombings, a new terror tactic in France, while police
shot and killed the other assailant.
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