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570 News is reporting a terrible situation in Paris, France, that has claimed the lives of 35 people so far. Police officials in France on Friday reported a shootout in a Paris restaurant and an explosion in a bar near a Paris stadium. It was unclear if the events were linked. There is also a hostage situation underway at a theatre in Paris. Click on the link for the latest. Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with the families of all involved in this terrible situation.

PARIS – A Paris police official said there were at least 100 hostages in a Paris theatre following shooting and explosions at two cites in the city.

Multiple officials, including one medical official, put the number of dead at between 35 to 40 people.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named according to police policy.

French President Francois Hollande says he is closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency after several dozen people were killed in a series of unprecedented terrorist attacks.

Hollande, in a televised address to his nation, said the nation would stand firm and united against the attackers.

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