Terror in Paris: Dozens killed in shootings, explosions

PARIS, France – Several shootings have taken place in central Paris, resulting in multiple casualties, according to the local media.

PARIS, France – Several shootings have taken place in central Paris, resulting in multiple casualties, according to the local media. Police officials also said there has been an explosion in a bar near a Paris stadium.

Gunfire near a restaurant in the vicinity of Parisโ€™ Place de la Republique has reportedly killed 2 and injured at least seven people, according to BFMTV. People in the vicinity reported seeing several bodies lying on the ground.

France 24 reporter at the site of the first shooting said the attack happened at the restaurant’s terrace. Dozens of shots were fired, according to witnesses who described the scene as a โ€œnightmareโ€, the Liberation newspaper reports.

According to the paper there was a second shooting several minutes later near Bataclan, a theatre at the 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th department of Paris. Police have urged everyone near the Voltaire boulevard to stay inside.

In what appears to be a separate incident, two or three explosions were reported near the Stade de France stadium in St. Denis. Police have cordoned off the area, according to the publication.

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