French police officials say at least 35 people are dead and up to 100 taken hostage in attacks in Paris on Friday night that has left the city stunned in the worst attack in Paris in decades, according to the Associated Foreign Press.
Police officials said 11 people were gunned down in a Paris restaurant in the 10th arrondissement and at least two times that number died around the area in other attacks, mainly in the Bataclan concert hall, the site of the hostage.
In addition, witnesses heard two other explosions near the France vs. Germany football match at the Stade de France stadium, just north of Paris. The stadium is on lockdown while investigators check for additional explosions, according to CNN. French president Francois Hollande was at the match, watching the friendly football game, but left when the attacks started.
France has seen several smaller-scale attacks this year, including the attack on a train to Paris that was thwarted when three American heroes took charge and subdued the attacker, holding him until authorities could take over.
While extremist groups have continued to threaten and plague France, according to Inside Toronto, no group has stepped up yet to accept responsibility for Friday's attacks, which authorities reported the attackers have used higher grade weaponry including explosives and AK-47 automatic weapons.
