Terror Attack in Paris: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark

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Combed Thunderclap: Jan 4, 2011

Kafka Esq. posted:

This is all really important to remember, but it also seems pretty targeted to the American media's weird little idiosyncrasies more than the French.

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Lemming: Apr 21, 2008

Must be scary as gently caress to be in that soccer stadium.

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Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Little doubt RAID, and probably GIGN, will be moving as fast as they can to end this.

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Pindakaas: Jul 8, 2003; I'm not a baby I'm a man! An Anchorman!

https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/665289579860201472

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:11

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Lemming posted:

Must be scary as gently caress to be in that soccer stadium.

Better than in the Bataclan, I bet.

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Kro-Bar: Jul 24, 2004; USPOL May

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Shageletic: Jul 25, 2007

Dapper_Swindler posted:

hope they are ok

If anyone has any info identifying the victims please post it here. I'm going to spend the rest of the day on the Guardian myself.

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Double Bill: Jan 29, 2006

I wonder if this was the last straw for France, leading to a full-on surveillance state where you can't even take a poo poo without the authorities knowing about it.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:12

Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

Yeah I have a source in law enforcement (a cop, who is a colleague of a colleague and on site) who says that 60 people are dead at the theatre.
But, sources.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:12

Kafka Esq.: Jan 1, 2005; "If you ever even think about calling me anything but 'The Crab' I will go so fucking crab on your ass you won't even see what crab'd your crab" -The Crab(TM)

Regarde Aduck posted:

Are you saying no one is dead and there is mass hugging going on?

The only one being glib here is you.

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breadshaped: Apr 1, 2010; Soiled Meat

Any confirmed reports of hostages?

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:13

Fabulous Knight: Nov 11, 2011

30 dead

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Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

It is guaranteed to be lazy, ignorant, and/or uninformed.

Any news on the band did the band get taken hostage. Just called some people about this.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:13

Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

Lemming posted:

Must be scary as gently caress to be in that soccer stadium.

Nah. The explosions were outside, the game was not interrupted, people are probably just clueless and are currently being herded out slowly.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:14

Crain: Jun 27, 2007; I had a beer once with Stephen Miller and now I like him.

I also tried to ban someone from a Discord for pointing out what an unrelenting shithead I am! I'm even dumb enough to think it worked!

Flowers For Algeria posted:

Yeah I have a source in law enforcement (a cop, who is a colleague of a colleague and on site) who says that 60 people are dead at the theatre.
But, sources.

Are you serious?

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:14

pathetic little tramp: Dec 12, 2005; by Hillary Clinton's assassins; Fallen Rib

Corny posted:

Tweet translation:

FIRST: Some blood - (police) intervention in progress. Extreme nervousness - soldiers and police seen bearing arms

I was just corrected on this, that's en larmes, not en armes, so in tears.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:14

Kro-Bar: Jul 24, 2004; USPOL May

Flowers For Algeria posted:

Nah. The explosions were outside, the game was not interrupted, people are probably just clueless and are currently being herded out slowly.

Cell phones. People know what happened.

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Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

Crain posted:

Are you serious?

Yes, but I have no idea whether it is true or not.

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R. Mute: Jul 27, 2011

Regarde Aduck posted:

Are you saying no one is dead and there is mass hugging going on?

I am saying that

Shageletic posted:

If anyone has any info identifying the victims please post it here.

That's weird as hell, dude.

Double Bill posted:

I wonder if this was the last straw for France, leading to a full-on surveillance state where you can't even take a poo poo without the authorities knowing about it.

Woah, chilling thought.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:15

Wicked Them Beats: Apr 1, 2007; Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.

Per the Guardian:

"The death toll has risen to at least 26 people, according to the Press Association. French media reports put the number as high as 30.

According to the Associated Press, a police official said 11 people were killed in a Paris restaurant in the 10th arrondissement, and about 35 killed in the Bataclan theatre, where a hostage-taking is under way. Police said 100 hostages were being held."

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Soviet Commubot: Oct 22, 2008

A buddy of mine who lives in Paris posted on Facebook saying he just left the Bataclan about 20 mins before all this started.

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Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

Kro-Bar posted:

Cell phones. People know what happened.

Of course, I meant that they were not witness to anything. On the TV, people in the stadium are looking shocked as hell.

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Shageletic: Jul 25, 2007

R. Mute posted:

That's weird as hell, dude.

My half-brother lives in Paris and I don't know what else to do.

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Dr. Tough: Oct 22, 2007

Flowers For Algeria posted:

Yes, but I have no idea whether it is true or not.

The maybe you shouldn't have said it

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breadshaped: Apr 1, 2010; Soiled Meat

Double Bill posted:

I wonder if this was the last straw for France, leading to a full-on surveillance state where you can't even take a poo poo without the authorities knowing about it.

Children of Men was a documentary sent to use from the future with robot impersonators as actors.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:16

Crain: Jun 27, 2007; I had a beer once with Stephen Miller and now I like him.

I also tried to ban someone from a Discord for pointing out what an unrelenting shithead I am! I'm even dumb enough to think it worked!

Litany Unheard posted:

Per the Guardian:

"The death toll has risen to at least 26 people, according to the Press Association. French media reports put the number as high as 30.

According to the Associated Press, a police official said 11 people were killed in a Paris restaurant in the 10th arrondissement, and about 35 killed in the Bataclan theatre, where a hostage-taking is under way. Police said 100 hostages were being held."

Well poo poo.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:16

Von Sloneker: Jul 6, 2009; as if all this was something more
than another footnote on a postcard from nowhere,
another chapter in the handbook for exercises in futility

CNN says 6-8 hostage takers in the concert hall, exchanging gunfire with cops (who are outside, and on a roof) when they're not going room to room looking for people hiding.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:16

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

R. Mute posted:

That's weird as hell, dude.

He said he might have people in Paris, R. Mute

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Wicked Them Beats: Apr 1, 2007; Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.

Remember all numbers/death tolls/etc. should be taken with a grain of salt. Nothing is official yet. But it seems like it's going to be bad.

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Double Bill: Jan 29, 2006

Bedshaped posted:

Children of Men was a documentary sent to use from the future with robot impersonators as actors.

I was thinking Equilibrium

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:18

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Von Sloneker posted:

CNN says 6-8 hostage takers in the concert hall, exchanging gunfire with cops (who are outside, and on a roof) when they're not going room to room looking for people hiding.

christ, what is this, rainbow six. where is GIGN?

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:18

Flowers For Algeria: Dec 3, 2005; I humbly offer my services as forum inquisitor. There is absolutely no way I would abuse this power in any way.

Dr. Tough posted:

The maybe you shouldn't have said it

Get off my back, I used all the precautionary language.
Nobody knows anything.

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Dual Monarchy: Feb 20, 2013

My sister and brother-in-law are there right now, gently caress.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:19

Kilometers Davis: Jul 9, 2007; They begin again

This is terrible but I'm just really glad Josh Homme didn't go with EODM on the european tour.

Entire thing is completely hosed. If and when France goes nuts it's going to be huge and I can't really say I blame them in some way.

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:19

Von Sloneker: Jul 6, 2009; as if all this was something more
than another footnote on a postcard from nowhere,
another chapter in the handbook for exercises in futility

Outside Bataclan:
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1rmGPWdQwaYKN

Live, I think? Jesus.

Can someone confirm if this is the place?

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:19

Kafka Esq.: Jan 1, 2005; "If you ever even think about calling me anything but 'The Crab' I will go so fucking crab on your ass you won't even see what crab'd your crab" -The Crab(TM)

Von Sloneker posted:

CNN says 6-8 hostage takers in the concert hall, exchanging gunfire with cops (who are outside, and on a roof) when they're not going room to room looking for people hiding.

This is exactly what I was saying, CNN probably sourced none of this, correct?

# ? Nov 13, 2015 23:19

Evil Fluffy: Jul 13, 2009; Scholars are some of the most pompous and pedantic people I've ever had the joy of meeting.

Shageletic posted:

My half-brother lives in Paris and I don't know what else to do.

Maybe try contacting them directly?

e: Unless they're incommunicado, which would be weird since you can turn off a phone's cell service and still use wifi at the least.

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