URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34814203
France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after at least 40 people were killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris.
At least 15 people were killed at the Bataclan concert hall, where gunmen took up to 60 people hostage.
Police have now stormed the venue and killed two attackers, French media say.
Others died in attacks near the Stade de France, with some reports suggesting a suicide blast, and at restaurants in central Paris.
Paris residents have been asked to stay indoors and military personnel are being deployed across the city.
..... I hope our friends in Paris are safe and unharmed.