Paris (CNN).- On a night when thousands of
Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer
match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an
unprecedented manner. Terrorists -- some with AK-47s, some reportedly with
bombs strapped to them -- attacked sites throughout the French
capital and at the stadium where the
soccer match was underway.
Eight extremists are dead after attacks. Seven of
them were killed in suicide bombings.
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with French
President Francois Hollande to offer condolences and assistance in the
investigation, the White House said. Earlier, Obama said, "This is an attack not just on Paris, not just on the people on
France, but an attack on all humanity and the universal values we share."
He called the attacks an "outrageous
attempt to terrorize innocent civilians."
A total of six locations were
attacked in and just outside the capital.
At least 128 people were killed in the
Paris and Saint-Denis shootings and bombings, French officials said.
Saint-Denis is home to the national stadium where the soccer match was being
played.
The worst carnage occurred at Bataclan,
with at least 80 left dead. A journalist who was at a rock concert
there escaped and told CNN: "We lied
down on the floor not to get hurt. It was a huge panic. The terrorists shot at
us for 10 to 15 minutes. It was a bloodbath."
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