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At least 100 people have been killed in shootings and explosions around Paris, in the deadliest day of violence in France in decades.

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People hug each other before being evacuated by bus, near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris.Francois Guillot/AFP / Getty Images

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People hug on the street near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal attacks in Paris.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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A woman is being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris.Thibault Camus/The Associated Press

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French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Elite police officers arrive outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.Kamil Zihnioglu/The Associated Press

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Security forces signal journalists to move back as they secure the area near the Bataclan concert hall.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Rescuers workers evacuate a man on a stretcher near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris.Dominique Faget/AFP / Getty Images

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A man lies on the ground as French police check his identity near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Police officers of the armed response unit man a position close to the Bataclan concert hallKenzo Ttribouillard/AFP / Getty Images

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media in Washington, D.C.Jim Watson/AFP / Getty Images

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French fire brigade members aid an injured woman near the Bataclan concert hall.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Spectators wait on the pitch of the Stade de France stadium following the friendly football match between France and Germany in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, after a series of gun attacks occurred across Paris as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany.Miguel Medina/AFP / Getty Images

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Football fans talk to a policeman securing an area outside the Stade de France stadium following the friendly football match between France and Germany in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.Frank Fife/AFP / Getty Images

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French riot police secure the area near the Bataclan concert hall following a fatal shooting at a restaurant in Paris.Christian Hartmann/Reuters

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Police officers secure the Stade de France stadium during the international friendly soccer France against Germany in Saint Denis, outside Paris.Michel Euler/The Associated Press

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People run after hearing what is believed to be explosions or gun shots near Place de la Republique square in Paris.Dominique Faget/AFP / Getty Images

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Victims lay on the pavement outsidde a Paris restaurant. Police officials in France on Friday report multiple terror incidents, leaving many dead. It was unclear at this stage if the events are linked.Thibault Camus/The Associated Press

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A general view of the scene that shows rescue services personnel working near the covered bodies outside a restaurant following a shooting incident in Paris, France.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

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Rescuers evacuate people following an attack in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital Paris.Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP / Getty Images

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Police officers block a street near Place de la Republique square in Paris after several shootings.Dominique Faget/AFP / Getty Images

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A victim under a blanket lays dead outside the Bataclan theater in Paris.Jerome Delay/The Associated Press

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