European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation head Jens Stoltenberg both said they were “deeply shocked” by the attacks.
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“There were violent attacks at several public locations in Paris on 13 November”.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she does not agree with calls to close Australia’s borders.
Then he said it just shows what a great and safe country is Australia.
He vowed to provide assistance to France and work with other countries to “go after any terrorist networks”.
The Prime Minister told reporters he agreed with French President Francois Hollande, who has cancelled his G20 attendance to deal with a state of emergency, that the crisis resembled a war.
In their meeting in the Turkish city of Antalya, Abe said Friday’s Paris attacks are a challenge against the values shared globally.
Meanwhile, former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should be prepared to send special forces soldiers into Syria and Iraq to help destroy Islamic State militants.
I also suggest we need to think carefully about Turnbull’s comments that the threat for Australia is more from home-grown terrorists than from new migrants. Attacks in this environment are likely to happen in the future, but Australians can be assured that we have the best security agencies, they are monitoring the situation and seeking to protect Australians at home and so far as we can, abroad.
Mr Turnbull said Australians should be reassured that security agencies don’t believe there’s any evidence of an impending terror attack in Australia to justify increasing the alert level which has stood at high since September previous year.
In light of the recent events, the minister also announced that it is possible for Australia to increase its participation, through more forces, in the fight against the Islamic State.
Other political leaders have also condemned the attacks, including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
“The world will not give in to fear”, he wrote on Twitter.
“On behalf of the Australian Greens, our thoughts are with the people of Paris who have lost loved ones in this horrendous and senseless violence”, Mr Di Natale said.
“France will not let itself be overawed, even if today it is expressing an infinite amount of emotion at this drama and this tragedy which was an abomination and a barbaric act”, he said.
A statement from Ghani’s office quoted him as saying: “The brutal attacks in Paris prove that global terrorism does not recognize borders”.
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AT least 120 people are confirmed dead in a terror rampage across Paris. What we don’t want in Australia is the problem that the French have with an ever stronger right-wing National Front party run by Marine Le Pen.
