Paris in pictures: Terror strikes the city of love

The Paris area reeled Friday night from a shooting rampage, explosions and mass hostage-taking which resulted in the death of over 120 people.

French President, François Hollande, termed it an unprecedented terrorist attack on France after Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the brutal attacks.



Witnesses on French television said the scene at the concert hall, which can seat as many as 1,500 people, was a massacre, describing how gunmen with automatic weapons shot bursts of bullets into the crowd. Ambulances were seen racing back and forth in the area into the early hours of Saturday.

We take a look at developments in Paris and across the world following the attacks.

People are evacuated following an attack at the Bataclan concert venue in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers workers evacuate a woman near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Soldiers walk in front of an ambulance as rescue workers evacuate victims near La Belle Equipe, rue de Charonne, at the site of attack in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A French policeman assists a blood-covered victim near the Bataclan concert hall following attacks in Paris. PHOTO: REUTERS

People are evacuated by bus, near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris. PHOTO: AFP

People hug each other before being evacuated by bus, near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A man lies on the ground as French police check his identity near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris. PHOTO: Reuters

French president Francois Hollande adresses the nation after attacks. PHOTO: AFP

A woman places a lit candle outside the French embassy in Moscow to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A note reads " Liberty, equality, fraternity" near flowers placed outside French Embassy in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP

Police take up position under the Eiffel Tower the morning after the deadly attacks. PHOTO: REUTERS

A postcard and flowers are left in tribute to victims of Paris attacks outside the French Embassy in London. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man waves France's national flag during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Paris attacks in Sydney, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

The landmark CN Tower is lit blue, white and red in the colours of the French flag. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Angel de La Independencia monument is lit up in blue, white and red. PHOTO: REUTERS

San-Francisco City Hall is lit up with blue, white and red to commemorate the Paris attacks. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Mexican Senate building is illuminated with the red, white and blue colors of the French national flag in solidarity with France. PHOTO: AFP

A general view of the Eiffel Tower. PHOTO: REUTERS