At least 129 people have died in the shootings in Paris.
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According to CNN’s Jim Bitterman and Steve Almasy, French President Francois Hollande was in attendance before he was evacuated from the stadium at half-time.
“No police officer has been killed in the assault… however, one officer was injured”, the Interior Ministry said.
Meanwhile, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said on Saturday morning that the gun-and-bomb attacks took place at six different sites in Paris, adding that “the death toll at the six sites will exceed 120”. A cops officers officer confirmed the sequence, in addition to in that cops officers suspect the attacker aimed to detonate his vest contained in the stadium with a goal to provoke a deadly stampede.
France beat Germany 2-0 in another friendly on Friday at the Stade de France but the game which was overshadowed by the events around the city.
The guard, who asked to be identified only by his first name Zouheir, said the attacker was discovered wearing an explosives vest when he was frisked at the entrance to the stadium about 15 minutes into the game.
Hollande earlier said France “will not be afraid” in the face of terrorism.
One of the targeted restaurants, Le Carillon, is in the same general neighborhood as the Charlie Hebdo offices, as is the Bataclan, among the best-known venues in eastern Paris, near the trendy Oberkampf area known for a vibrant nightlife.
Among the first physicians to respond to the wounded Friday was Patrick Pelloux, an emergency room doctor and former Charlie Hebdo writer who was among the first to enter the offices January 7 to find his friends and colleagues dead.
– 10am (5pm), Islamic State claimed responsibility saying France was its “top target”.
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He said that France’s response to the “act of absolute barbarism” will be ruthless. In September, the Iraqi government also announced that it was part of an intelligence-sharing quartet with Russian Federation, Iran and Syria for the purposes of undermining the militant group’s ability to make further battlefield gains. “That will be a huge question”.
