This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-attacks-francois-hollande-vows-merciless-response-to-isis-barbarity-a6734461.html

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Paris terror attack: Francois Hollande vows merciless response to Isis 'barbarity' Paris terror attack: Francois Hollande vows merciless response to Isis 'barbarity'
(2 days later)
Francois Hollande has vowed a “merciless” response to shootings and suicide bombings that killed at least 127 people in Paris.Francois Hollande has vowed a “merciless” response to shootings and suicide bombings that killed at least 127 people in Paris.
The French President said the “barbarians of Isis” were responsible for the attacks on a football stadium, rock concert and restaurants and bars around the capital.The French President said the “barbarians of Isis” were responsible for the attacks on a football stadium, rock concert and restaurants and bars around the capital.
Speaking after an emergency meeting of senior government and security officials at the Elysee Palace, Mr Hollande declared three days of national mourning after the “act of war”.Speaking after an emergency meeting of senior government and security officials at the Elysee Palace, Mr Hollande declared three days of national mourning after the “act of war”.
He said the attacks were “committed by a terrorist army, the Islamic State group, a jihadist army, against France, against the values that we defend everywhere in the world, against what we are: a free country that means something to the whole planet”.He said the attacks were “committed by a terrorist army, the Islamic State group, a jihadist army, against France, against the values that we defend everywhere in the world, against what we are: a free country that means something to the whole planet”.
The atrocity was "prepared, organised and planned from abroad, with complicity from within the country", he added.The atrocity was "prepared, organised and planned from abroad, with complicity from within the country", he added.
France “will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic State group”, Mr Hollande said, and “will act by all means anywhere, inside or outside the country”.France “will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic State group”, Mr Hollande said, and “will act by all means anywhere, inside or outside the country”.
Mr Hollande said the French army and security forces were mobilised “at the highest possible level” and insisted France would “triumph over barbarity”.Mr Hollande said the French army and security forces were mobilised “at the highest possible level” and insisted France would “triumph over barbarity”.
“What we are defending is our country, but more than that, it is our values,” he added.“What we are defending is our country, but more than that, it is our values,” he added.
French police with protective shields walk in line near the Bataclan concert hall
Reuters
Rescuers evacuate an injured person on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
AFP
French Vigipirate troops mobilize next to Place de la Bastille
AFP
French soldiers mobilize near to the Place de la Bastille
AFP
Wounded people are evacuated outside the scene of a hostage situation at the Bataclan theatre
EPA
People react as they gather to watch the scene near the Bataclan concert hall
Reuters
French police secure the area outside a cafe near the Bataclan concert hall
Reuters
Rescuers workers evacuate victims near the Bataclan concert hall
AFP
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French President Francois Hollande attending an emergency meeting at the Interior Ministry
AFP
Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France after explosions were heard outside
AP
A man lies on the ground as French police check his identity near the Bataclan concert hall
Reuters
Police officers man a position close to the Bataclan theatre
AFP
Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Paris
EPA
Two men evacuate the Place de la Republique square in Paris as a police officer looks on
AFP
Football fans are evacuated from the Stade de France stadium
An armed police officer
Dan Gabriel
The Stade de France is evacuated after reports of an explosion
A member of the French fire brigade aids an injured individual near the Bataclan concert hall
Wounded people are evacuated from the Stade de France in Paris
Police are seen outside a cafe in 10th arrondissement of the French capital Paris,
Rescuers assist an injured man on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, close to the Bataclan concert hall
AFP
The scene at a restaurant in 10th arrondissement
The Bataclan theatre - where around 100 people are thought be held hostage
The Stade de France as it was evacuated
Forensic experts inspect the site of an attack outside the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis
AFP
Police were hunting possible accomplices to eight gunmen, wearing explosives belts, who targeted the Stade de France, Bataclan concert hall and bars and restaurants in the 10th and 11th arrondissements.Police were hunting possible accomplices to eight gunmen, wearing explosives belts, who targeted the Stade de France, Bataclan concert hall and bars and restaurants in the 10th and 11th arrondissements.
Disneyland Paris was shut, protests were banned and museums and public buildings were closed across France today after a national state of emergency was declared.Disneyland Paris was shut, protests were banned and museums and public buildings were closed across France today after a national state of emergency was declared.
It is believed to be worst night of violence in the country since the Second World War.It is believed to be worst night of violence in the country since the Second World War.