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Latest News from the Bataclan Massacre in Paris (18 Nov 2015)

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WARNING! THERE IS LINK TO A GRAPHIC IMAGE POSTED BELOW.

More details about Friday night’s horrible events in Paris are coming to light. I will continue to update this post as long as new information comes out. Meanwhile, stay aware of possible hoaxes.

Here’s the latest.

  • This is a Periscope stream from the concert just before gunfire broke out. (Via NY Post) You can bet that police are combing through every single cell phone that was at Le Bataclan for more pictures and video.

  • Does this video show the gunmen?

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  • This video is related to the above picture.

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  • Bono had this to say about the attacks.
  • Bono also spoke on Irish radio about the attacks.

GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING! This is a picture of the inside of the Bataclan following the attack. I post the link here because if we’re going to confront the horror of this event and what it really means, we have to look terror in the eye. However, I want to give everyone the choice of clicking it or not.

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More information will be published here as it becomes available. Additional reporting can be found here and here.

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