At least 158 dead in multiple attacks across Paris

By TOI

100 said killed in Paris theater alone as attackers tossed explosives at hostages; police kill at least 2 gunmen in raid; gunman said to shout ‘Allahu Akbar’; French capital terrorized by attacks in 7 locales

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Eyewitness from concert hall: ‘All of a sudden we heard gunfire’

Jenny Watson, an eyewitness who was at the Bataclan concert hall when the gunmen opened fire, describes the scene to France 24:

“I was on the first floor of the venue — at the concert listening to the music. All of a sudden we heard gunshots. At first I thought it was a joke.”

She realized that it wasn’t because “people were ducking behind the seats. That’s when I realized that we had to get out.”

Watson adds: “A group of us managed to escape through a safety exit near the first floor of the venue… We all ran out in the middle of the street.”

“I saw a few people down; I saw some blood,” she says. “It was actually quite horrible; I’m only realizing it now.”

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