Chaos in Paris - more than 120 dead in gun shooting

It was a bad day in Paris as gun attacks and killed more than 120 people in various parts of the city. Reportedly, Around 100 people were killed in an attack on the Bataclan concert venue in Paris on Friday night.

Explosions have also been heard outside the national stadium where France was hosting a friendly match against Germany.

The dead include four suspected attackers, including three who were inside the Bataclan concert hall which was stormed by armed police and another who launched a suicide attack near the Stade de France national stadium.

President Francois Hollande who was evacuated from the stadium before the end of the match, has declared a state of emergency across the country after simultaneous attacks in Paris. He has also cancelled his trip to Turkey to attend the G20 summit.

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Iraq rocks in explosions

[ via BBC Middle East ] 5 Jan

At least 68 people are reported to have been killed in bomb attacks in southern Iraq and in the capital Baghdad.

Officials said 44 people died in a suicide attack targeting Shia pilgrims in the city of Nasiriya. Earlier, at least 24 people were killed in a number of blasts in Shia areas of Baghdad.

Sectarian tensions have risen after the last US combat troops left in December and an arrest warrant was issued for Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi.

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