World leaders expressed their condolences and solidarity with France as a wave of violent attacks plagued Paris, killing 160 and injuring several more on Friday. Following the attacks, French President François Hollande issued a state of emergency and announced via a televised address that the military has been deployed across Paris, putting the city on complete lock-down. The President also decided to close the country’s borders in the wake of what he called “unprecedented terrorist attacks”. “To all those who have seen these awful things, I want to say we are going to lead a war which will be pitiless,” said Hollande from outside the Bataclan theater, where 118 people were killed. British Prime Minister David Cameron took to Twitter shortly after news of the attacks broke, saying, “We will do whatever we can to help.” I am shocked by events in Paris tonight. Our thoughts and prayers are with the French people. We will do whatever we can to help. — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) November 13, 2015 US President Barack Obama said in a televised statement that the attacks were an “outrageous attempt to terrorize civilians” and stated that…
World Expresses Solidarity as Scores Killed in Paris Terror Attacks
November 14, 2015
