Major terrorist attack happened in France today

[Animedude5555]

Bombs were set off. Hostages were taken and executed. The authorities finally moved in and killed the terrorists. In the aftermath, tens of people were killed, and over 100 were wounded/injured. This is normally where I would post a link to the news story, but this is major news everywhere, so you'll not have trouble finding a news site with this story via a simple Google search.

[ZombieWolf2508]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/wo...g-attacks.html

[Animedude5555]

Update:
I just read the latest news on this attack, and it appears that the death toll is now over 150.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...s-attacks.html

[sunnyside]

Pray for Paris.

Sounds like gunmen still at large and refuge camp on fire.

[Animedude5555]

Update:
It sounds like after some time to clear things up, it is now believed that the death toll was closer to 125, not 150.


Also while watching some news about it, they were discussing the details of the event, including the fact that it's believed that the explosive called acetone peroxide was used in the bombs. And then while discussing it, this one idiot actually explained in great detail how to make it!

[Clayton_n]

Last night they said they had captured one of them.

This morning they're all dead.

What could they possibly do to them that's worse than a French prison that they'd fake his death?

[Animedude5555]

Last night they said they had captured one of them.

This morning they're all dead.

What could they possibly do to them that's worse than a French prison that they'd fake his death?

Not sure where you heard he was captured. I've never heard that claim. Today I heard that there is one who was still missing (so far has evaded the authorities). 7 were killed, but there were 8 total.

[DeathBlade/13.666]

President François Hollande stated on 14 November that the attacks were organised from abroad by ISIL/Daish with internal help. Syrian and Egyptian passports were reportedly found near the bodies of two of the perpetrators at two attack sites.

Paris Public Prosecutor François Molins confirmed that seven known attackers were killed, though authorities continued to search for the restaurant shooters.
Three attacked the Bataclan Theatre wearing black clothing and using AK-47 assault rifles. Two killed themselves with their suicide vests during the police raid on the theatre. The third was killed by police gunfire just before his vest detonated.

Three suicide bombers detonated their vests near the Stade de France. A Syrian passport was found on one of the suicide bombers, according to the French Police. The authenticity of the passport was questioned and many analysts pointed out that false Syrian passports can be easily obtained. Minister of Citizen Protection in Greece Nikos Toskas confirmed that one of the Syrian passport-holders had been registered as a refugee on Leros in October. It was also reported that an Egyptian passport was found close to the body of another bomber. CBS News, quoting a U.S. intelligence official, suggested that the document did not have the correct numbering for a Syrian passport and its picture did not match the name given.

The seventh attacker detonated his vest on the boulevard Voltaire near the Bataclan theatre.

According to the Paris prosecutor, the attackers wearing suicide vests used TATP as an explosive.

One of the attackers had been previously identified as a fighter coming back from Syria to commit terrorist acts. Another was a French extremist born on 21 November 1985, from the suburb of Courcouronnes, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Paris. He had had a criminal record since 2004 and was flagged as an Islamic extremist in 2010, but had never spent time in jail. French news media identified this attacker as Ismaël Omar Mostefai. A second gunman was found with a passport of a Syrian man who had been born in 1980. The man on the passport had not previously been known to French police. At least one man linked with the attacks had entered the EU via Greece as a Syrian refugee in October. This man has been identified as Ahmed Almuhamed. Another has been identified as Abbdulakbak B.

On 14 November, a car used in the attacks was stopped at the Belgian border and its three occupants arrested. Additionally, three people were arrested in Belgium. Three terrorist teams executed the attacks, according to the Paris prosecutor. They were wearing explosives vests with identical detonators. One terrorist had eight past arrests, but had not been linked to terrorists. Links to the ISIL attack in France are being investigated in an arrest made a week earlier in Germany, on 5 November, when a 51-year-old man from Montenegro was stopped by police, and automatic handguns, hand grenades and explosives were found in his car.

From Wikipedia.

[360 FistKick!]

I'm more concerned about the earthquake in Japan.

[blueangel06661]

I'm more concerned about the earthquake in Japan.

If you don't have anything to contribute; don't post.

Yes this is an anime site and yes anime originates from Japan but Japan is not the topic of discussion here.

Over a hundred lives were lost at the hand of fellow mankind. As a fellow human living amongst mankind one should be concerned with the incident and how it affects yourself; a human living in this world and the world around you.

Japan has always and will always have earthquakes. Every one of them is bad and tragic yes. However it's completely idiotic to come into a thread and say you are more concerned with mother nature and an earthquake that hit offshore; produced a small tsunami perhaps and killed no one and no reported damage as well than the deaths of many lives that were lost? Because that totally makes sense....... Not sure if you're trying to be a anime fan or what but even the Japanese would give your comment a brow raise.

You should really sort out your priorities as well as again; if you don't have anything to contribute to the actual topic at hand, don't post. If anything go start your own thread about the earthquake where we can all talk about it there. Though there isn't much to talk about..... Cause' ya know... Nothing really happened.

My condolences to the families and friends who lost their loved ones as well as those who didn't but are in disbelief or knows people who did. I also give my condolences to any Middle Eastern persons who may be on the receiving end of racial slurs though they had nothing to do with the event.

[ZombieWolf2508]

Also, Paris wasn't the only disaster. Beirut and Baghdad were also hit with bombing, and both Japan and Mexico suffered from earthquakes.

[Anime Forum]

I'm more concerned about the earthquake in Japan.

I'm not.

Can you begin to ponder why or are you left perplexed?

Answer: That disaster is its own beast, but in all honesty this disaster is a completely unrelated creature that really turns my stomach and saddens me to see 120+ lives lost by a group of thugs who believe that terror attacks are justice. They had a choice, mother nature did not.

Blueangel is mostly right, though I highly doubt his comment had to do with anime or anything. People on the internet are just creepy.

[Hanamaru Kunikida]

I heard about this the moment it happened. It really saddens me that this kind of stuff happens. =/

[RyuTama]

The earthquakes in Japan and Mexico didn't really do much at all, but ISIS sure was busy. Terrorism in Baghdad, Beirut, and Paris, with France taking the most casualties, obviously.

The French are bombing the living crap out of one of ISIS' strongholds in retaliation though. Last I heard, the air strikes are still ongoing. So far, not even any civilian casualties have been reported. Vive la France, dude, seriously. Mad respect for their President. Some of the stories of survivors and witness accounts are absolutely chilling. It's crazy.

It's times like this where you the see the best and worst in humanity. The cruelty of a few ignites the kindness, love, and support of several hundreds, thousands, and millions. Without conflict and grief, we cannot appreciate the solidarity that we're seeing across the world atm. My hearts go out to all the victims, their families, and their countries.

Obama and Putin need to take a hint from Hollande. ISIS needs to end, and asap.

[Happyblossom]

My greatest condolences to the victims, their families and friends for the loss. I've been hesitating to speak on this matter because I was scared I'd be ridiculed for following the same religion those bastards claim to. But it doesn't matter anymore.
I'm not sure if any acquaintances of any victims would be seeing this site. But if you are one, please stay strong. Hopefully this will end soon. And remember not to let the attackers define your idea of who people are. Because they are not.

[Astral_Mage]

My greatest condolences to the victims, their families and friends for the loss. I've been hesitating to speak on this matter because I was scared I'd be ridiculed for following the same religion those bastards claim to. But it doesn't matter anymore.
I'm not sure if any acquaintances of any victims would be seeing this site. But if you are one, please stay strong. Hopefully this will end soon. And remember not to let the attackers define your idea of who people are. Because they are not.

You mean islam?
Terrorism has no religion, those bastards are using religion as an excuse to do whatever they're doing.
For the families of the fallen stay strong, may the victims rest in eternal peace, they shall be avenged.

[blueangel06661]

It's unfortunate because it makes everyone afraid of other people. They purposely want to taint their own kind and their own religion. They want you to outcast those who are not with them.

Some of you are young members so it's easy to fear what you don't know; and if all you know is what's on the news then it's really unfortunate. I do hope some of you have the brains to understand it's not the religion nor it's followers. ISIS is it's own power. Separate from your average citizens. For perspective though on a much different and smaller scale hardly can compare but.... It's like hating the entire united states for the WBC or KKK. They are the minority that makes the news for all of the off the wall stuff they have done or do. However they are not the majority. Born and raised I have never met a member of either (that I know of I guess). The same holds true for those of Islamic faith. The chances they know someone in ISIS is slim.

[360 FistKick!]

If you don't have anything to contribute; don't post.

Yes this is an anime site and yes anime originates from Japan but Japan is not the topic of discussion here.

Over a hundred lives were lost at the hand of fellow mankind. As a fellow human living amongst mankind one should be concerned with the incident and how it affects yourself; a human living in this world and the world around you.

Japan has always and will always have earthquakes. Every one of them is bad and tragic yes. However it's completely idiotic to come into a thread and say you are more concerned with mother nature and an earthquake that hit offshore; produced a small tsunami perhaps and killed no one and no reported damage as well than the deaths of many lives that were lost? Because that totally makes sense....... Not sure if you're trying to be a anime fan or what but even the Japanese would give your comment a brow raise.

You should really sort out your priorities as well as again; if you don't have anything to contribute to the actual topic at hand, don't post. If anything go start your own thread about the earthquake where we can all talk about it there. Though there isn't much to talk about..... Cause' ya know... Nothing really happened.

My condolences to the families and friends who lost their loved ones as well as those who didn't but are in disbelief or knows people who did. I also give my condolences to any Middle Eastern persons who may be on the receiving end of racial slurs though they had nothing to do with the event.

Err.. At the time I made my last post it was being reported that over 18000 people has died in the tsunami. I now know this isn't the case but at the time I felt it was worth mentioning other parts of world were hurting as well. I understand stand I could have started a separate thread on the matter but for whatever reason I chose not to.

I'd also like to state that had this happened in Australia or whenever else I would have done the same thing. It only became apparent to me that I came off as a bit of a anime fan once i read your comment (which sure did a good job of making me out to be a malicious evildoer).

So my apologies everyone for my ignorant comment. Now i guess I'll go eat a kitten or whatever villainous individuals such as myself do.

[Nemo Outis]

Err.. At the time I made my last post it was being reported that over 18000 people has died in the tsunami. I now know this isn't the case but at the time I felt it was worth mentioning other parts of world were hurting as well. I understand stand I could have started a separate thread on the matter but for whatever reason I chose not to.

Nobody died in the magnitude 7 two days ago. You're likely confusing it with 3.11 which took place in the Northeast – not south-southwest of Kagoshima.

I'd also like to state that had this happened in Australia or whenever else I would have done the same thing. It only became apparent to me that I came off as a bit of a anime fan once i read your comment (which sure did a good job of making me out to be a malicious evildoer).

So my apologies everyone for my ignorant comment. Now i guess I'll go eat a kitten or whatever villainous individuals such as myself do.

If you'd like to add something that can be considered concerning, I suggest looking into the almost unreported South Korean protest incident which occurred on the same day and left a handful in critical condition, while many more were injured. The derogatory "wee-a-boo" has absolutely nothing to do with this; only that you were horribly ill-informed and mistaken.