Relatives and friends comfort each at the Institut Medico-legal of Paris, where bodies have been brought to the morgue. PHOTO: AFP
In Paris, a night disrupted by terror
The hashtag #PorteOuverte, which translates to #DoorOpen is trending on social media sites like Twitter and is being used to offer shelter to people as authorities urged people to vacate the streets.
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People also offered free taxi service to take stranded people off the streets using the hashtag #PorteOuverte.
#PorteOuverte and the free taxi-fare stories show that even in its darkest of moments, humanity is overwhelmingly about cooperation & love
— Harry Le Feuvre (@harrylefeuvre) November 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/T_ivicz4/status/665326814114537472
Some offered accommodation to strangers, while others shared important contact numbers to offer assistance.
I have room for stranded people near chatelet. Tell me if you're in need, #PorteOuverte.
— Arnaud Dupuis (@ArnaudDupuis) November 14, 2015
Rue Saint Maur in the 11th arrondissement, we have room for you #PorteOuverte
— Benoît Jaubert (@benoitjaubert) November 14, 2015
Or #PorteOuverte. I can accommodate 3 comfortably & have some good wine here in #Chicago near the @cta Blue Line. https://t.co/1S6n6RtM6c
— Chris Cwiak (@ChrisCwiak) November 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/irlhannaa/status/665338850328317956
Facebook also launched a check-in feature to let people know that friends in Paris were safe after a series of bombings and shootings in the French capital.
The “Paris Terror Attacks” safety check let people signal whether they were out of harm’s way, then notified all those they know at the leading social network.
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