Around 100 people were killed during the attack on the Bataclan concert venue in Paris, French media reported
Security forces launched an assault on the Bataclan concert hall in the French capital after around 100 people were taken hostage.
One official described "carnage" inside the building, saying the attackers had tossed explosives at the hostages.
More than 35 people are feared dead across Paris in at least six attacks.
A French police union official said there were two suicide attacks and a bombing near the Stade de France stadium, where the national side was playing Germany in a friendly football match.
Officials said shots were fired in at least two
restaurants and at least two explosions were heard near the Stade de
France stadium, where the national side was playing Germany in a
friendly football match.
French president Francois Hollande left the stadium, where he had been watching the game, to hold an emergency meeting.