Hostages taken at concert hall in Paris's 11th arrondissement: police

[Surya Gayatri]

Source: France 24

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BFM TV News reporting that one of the attackers at the Bataclan concert hall shouted "THIS IS FOR SYRIA"...

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/breaking/20151113-hostages-taken-concert-hall-pariss-11th-arrondissement-police

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Bataclan is a few hundred meters away from the former Charlie Hebdo offices. BFM TV News is talking of a concerted attack--at several points in Paris simultaneously.

President Hollande was evacuated from the Stade de France where he was attending the France /Germany football match.

Hollande and Interior Minister Cazeneuve are now in the 11th Arrondissement at the site of one the shootings and the hostage-taking.