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Explosions, gunfire rock Paris; scores die

Explosions, gunfire rock Paris; scores die

PARIS — Scores of people died in what French President Francois Hollande described a series of unprecedented terrorist attacks around Paris Friday, Reuters reported. CNN reported the death toll had risen to 149, including 112 at a theater where hostages were taken, citing the French Interior Ministry. A police assault ended the hostage-taking at the Bataclan, a Paris concert venue where people were randomly slaughtered by the attackers, according to the Associated Press. It said at least two at

PARIS — Scores of people died in what French President Francois Hollande described a series of unprecedented terrorist attacks around Paris Friday, Reuters reported. CNN reported the death toll had risen to 149, including 112 at a theater where hostages were taken, citing the French Interior Ministry. A police assault ended the hostage-taking at the Bataclan, a Paris concert venue where people were randomly slaughtered by the attackers, according to the Associated Press. It said at least two at…

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