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Taiwan is an island which has for all practical purposes been independent since 1950, but which China regards as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland.
May God bless the people in France! Wish a peaceful World! God bless
the folks in France who lost a loved one or knew someone who got hurt.
The recent terror attacks will make us all stronger and we shall not
give in to those who force there beliefs on us. I call on the world to
get together and make it a safer place for all. God Bless us all.
Friday night's
deadly attacks in Paris by gunmen and suicide bombers hit a concert
hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars, almost simultaneously -
leaving at least 129 people dead and hundreds wounded.
The attacks have been described by President Francois
Hollande as an "act of war" organised by the Islamic State (IS) militant
group.
Shootings and bomb blasts left at least 129 people dead and hundreds wounded, with more than 100 in a critical condition.
"Three co-ordinated teams" appear to have been behind the attacks, according to Paris chief prosecutor Francois Molins.
French
police have carried out more than 150 raids across the country, as the
search for suspects continues. Raids have also taken place in the
Belgian city of Brussels.
This is how the attacks happened.
21:20 (20:20 GMT) First explosion at the Stade de France
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Spectators spilled onto the pitch after reports of explosions
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There were explosions near the 81,000-capacity Stade de France
The first of three explosions occurred outside the
Stade de France stadium on the northern fringe of Paris where France
were playing Germany in an international football friendly.
A man
wearing a suicide belt was reportedly prevented from entering the
stadium after a routine security check detected the explosives.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the man backed away from security guards and detonated the explosives.
The bomber and a passer-by were killed.
The
game, attended by President Francois Hollande, was being broadcast on
TV. After a second man detonated his suicide vest outside a different
stadium entrance at 21:30, the president was rushed to safety.
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A restaurant and a bar on rue Alibert were attacked shortly before shots were fired at rue Fontaine au Roi
Shooting: Le Carillon
Meanwhile,
other attacks were unfolding nearer to the centre of town, around
popular nightlife spots. The first took place at about 21:25 in the 10th
district (arrondissement), not far from the Place de la Republique.
According to the Paris prosecutor, witnesses thought the gunmen arrived at the scene in a black Seat car.
Witnesses
at Le Carillon bar, 18 rue Alibert, said they initially thought a
firecracker had gone off before realising that they were under fire from
semi-automatic rifles.
"People dropped to the ground. We put a
table over our heads to protect us," said Ben Grant, who was with his
wife at the back of the bar.
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Police blocking off the road near Le Petit Cambodge
Restaurant attack: Le Petit Cambodge
Witnesses describe how a man then crossed the road and turned his gun on a restaurant, Le Petit Cambodge (Little Cambodia).
Fifteen people died in the attack on the bar and restaurant, with 15 severely injured. More than 100 bullets were fired.
21:32 Diners shot in Rue de la Fontaine au Roi
Then
came an attack on diners a few streets south of rue Alibert, in front
of the Cafe Bonne Biere and La Casa Nostra pizzeria in rue de la
Fontaine au Roi. Five people were killed and eight were severely
injured.
Again, witnesses reported that the gunmen were travelling in a black Seat.
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Police officer guarding a cordon near the restaurant attacks
21:36 Gun attack in Rue de Charonne
The
next reports of shootings came to the south of the first restaurant
attacks, at La Belle Equipe bar in the rue de Charonne in the 11th
district.
Witnesses again said that the attackers arrived in a black Seat. Two men opened fire on the terrace of the cafe.
"It lasted at least three minutes," one witness said. "Then they got back in their car and headed towards Charonne station."
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La Belle Equipe came under fire next
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The Belle Equipe attack was the second deadliest of the night
Nineteen people died in the shooting, with a further nine in a critical condition.
A
few minutes later, an attacker - later revealed to be Braham Abdeslam -
killed himself by detonating a suicide bomb at the restaurant Le
Comptoir Voltaire on the Boulevard Voltaire, the chief prosecutor said.
One other person was severely injured in this incident.
21:40 - 00:20 Bataclan concert hall attack
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The Bataclan concert hall was evacuated following the attack
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The Bataclan has a capacity of 1,500
The deadliest attack of the night came at a concert
venue on Boulevard Voltaire, also in the 11th district, where
Californian rock group Eagles of Death Metal was playing. The 1,500-seat
Bataclan hall was sold out.
The Paris chief prosecutor said three
attackers wearing suicide belts were involved - earlier reports spoke
of four attackers. Witnesses said they arrived in a black Volkswagen
Polo then stormed in through the main entrance and into the back of the
concert hall.
Eighty-nine people died as the men fired
Kalashnikov-type assault rifles into the crowd. At least 99 others are
in a critical condition in hospital.
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Three gunmen stormed into the Bataclan and shot at the crowd
One of the attackers was said to have shouted "God
is great" in Arabic. One witness heard a gunman blaming President
Hollande for intervening in Syria. It was the first clear evidence that
Paris was once again being targeted by Islamists.
"We thought it
was fireworks but then there were men shooting in all directions. So we
all lay on the floor and started crawling towards the stage," one woman
said.
Some escaped via an emergency exit to the left of the stage. Others managed to find a route onto the roof.
By
now, President Hollande was in crisis talks with Prime Minister Manuel
Valls as well as Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Mr Hollande
announced a state of emergency throughout France and a tightening of
border controls.
The order was then given to send elite security
forces into the concert hall. As the operation came to a head, at about
00:20, a police officer shot one of the gunmen, and his suicide belt
detonated. The siege ended with the other two blowing themselves up.
Two
of the bombers have since been identified as Omar Ismail Mostefai, 29
and Samy Animour, 28. The third man has yet to be named.
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Police officer on guard near the Bataclan concert hall
Very sad to hear a airbus Germanwings crashes in the French Alps near Digne. Much prayers to those families and friends seem to have lost their lives in this devastating air crash in the Alps. May God bless them!
Media captionThis map from Flightradar24 shows the plane's route
Mr Hollande later called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express his sympathy, the French presidency said.
The plane issued a distress call at 10:47 (09:47 GMT), the French interior ministry said, although details have not been released.
Search-and-rescue teams are headed to the crash site at Meolans-Revels, said regional council head Eric Ciotti.
Analysis: Nigel Cassidy, BBC's Europe business reporter
Although it began its life as an independent low-cost carrier, Germanwings is wholly owned by its parent Lufthansa.
It operates increasing numbers of the group's point-to-point short-haul routes and takes many passengers from German cities to Mediterranean sunspots.
The airline has an excellent safety record with no previously reported accidents. The average age of its Airbus fleet is just over nine years old, though flight 4U 9525 was a 24-year-old A320.
The plan was to phase out the Germanwings brand and replace it with Eurowings. There has been a longstanding dispute with the Vereinigung Cockpit union over early retirement. Pilots went on strike for three days around this time last year.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he had sent Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to the scene and a ministerial crisis cell had been set up to co-ordinate the incident.
The interior ministry said debris had been located at an altitude of 2,000m (6,500ft).
Spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told BFM TV that it would be "an extremely long and extremely difficult'' search-and-rescue operation because of the remoteness.
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr tweeted: "We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525. My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of our passengers and crew.
"If our fears are confirmed, this is a dark day for Lufthansa. We hope to find survivors."
The Airbus A320 is a single-aisle passenger jet popular for short- and medium-haul flights.
The 2014 Fifa World Cup officially got under way on Thursday with a colourful opening ceremony before hosts Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in the first match.
A cast of 660 dancers paid tribute to the country's nature, people and football with a show around a "living" ball on the Arena de Sao Paulo pitch.
The final act saw a performance of official World Cup song "We Are One" by Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull.
The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete in 64 games.
Many fans took to the streets to sing and chant their support for Brazil as excitement built in the hours before the tournament began.
But there were also demonstrations from those unhappy with the expense of hosting the tournament.
Police in Sao Paulo used tear gas to break up one protest, which involved about 50 people, while striking airport workers in Rio de Janeiro blocked a road outside the airport, demanding a wage increase and a World Cup bonus.
The strike was to have lasted for 24 hours but union leaders called it off early for legal reasons.
While there was no trouble within the 65,000-seater Arena de Sao Paulo during the opening ceremony, there were complaints about the sound quality.
Dancers dressed as trees and flowers paid tribute to Brazil's nature in one of three acts of the opening ceremony
Performers dressed as trees, flowers and various musical instruments all performed in three acts before the central ball opened to reveal singers Claudia Leitte, Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull as they sang the official World Cup song as the finale.
The opening game of the tournament between Brazil and Croatia kicked off at 21:00 BST, with the hosts coming from behind to win 3-1.
Neymar scored twice, with his crucial second coming from a controversial penalty after team-mate Fred fell to the ground under minimal contact
Roy Hodgson's team will also play Uruguay and Costa Rica in their Group D fixtures.
Hosts Brazil start as favourites to win the World Cup for a sixth time, while holders Spain are aiming to win a fourth major tournament in a row after winning the European Championship two years ago.
The other seeded teams are Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Argentina, Germany and Belgium.
Governing body Fifa said it had sold more than 2.9 million tickets, but they were still available for several matches on Wednesday, including some involving Germany, Italy and France.
There will be 31 matches shown live on BBC television and online, starting with Spain v Netherlands on Friday, 13 June, and live text commentary on all 64 matches, available on the BBC Sport website and app for mobile, tablet and connected TV.
BBC Radio 5 live will also be providing 24 days of live coverage and 61 live match commentaries from football's showpiece tournament.
More than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday to protest efforts by the government to approve a trade pact with China and to show support for the students who have occupied Taiwan’s Legislature for nearly two weeks.
Organizers estimated that the crowd had swelled to more than 500,000 people on the streets around the Presidential Office Building by early afternoon. The police counted 116,000 demonstrators by 4 p.m., according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, while some television news stations put the number as high as 700,000.
The trade pact would open up dozens of service sectors in Taiwan and China to cross-strait investment. The protesters fear that local businesses will suffer, and that Taiwan will fall further under the influence of China, which considers Taiwan, a self-governed island, part of its territory.
They have accused President Ma Ying-jeou and his allies in the governing party, the Kuomintang, of forcing through the trade measure without allowing a review of its details. On March 18, hundreds of protesters, mostly college students, stormed the Legislature chamber. They have remained inside, with crowds of supporters filling the streets outside.
Though many demonstrators are opposed to the service trade pact, the most widely held complaint is that the measure has not been sufficiently examined. A telephone poll of 1,007 Taiwanese over the age of 20 conducted by Taiwan Indicators Survey Research before the occupation of the Legislature found that more than 70 percent of the respondents supported a line-by-line review of the pact.
“The level of public trust with President Ma and his government is really low throughout the country, and the review of this pact has been very cursory,” said Wu Hsiang-min, a 30-year-old engineer who joined the black-clad protesters on Sunday in central Taipei. “So I felt that if the students were willing to stand up on this matter, then I should stand up, too.”
On Saturday, Mr. Ma tried to respond to some of the students’ demands, saying he would back an itemized review of the trade pact and a law that would allow the Legislature to monitor agreements with Beijing more closely.
Mr. Ma said he was opposed to demands for the withdrawal of the pact, which was signed by quasi-governmental organizations representing Taiwan and China last year but still needs legislative approval. The president has said that the deal is necessary for Taiwan’s economy to maintain its competitiveness with regional rivals like South Korea, and that failure to approve it could harm Taiwan’s ability to enter into other trade agreements.
Mr. Ma’s Kuomintang controls the Legislature, with 65 of 113 seats, so it can eventually win approval of the measure. Protesters had called for Mr. Ma, as the party’s chairman, to relax rules that enforce discipline on votes by its members in the expectation that some Kuomintang legislators might oppose aspects of the pact. Mr. Ma said Saturday that such decisions were made by the party’s legislative caucus and were not directly under his control.
On Saturday, a much smaller demonstration of a few thousand people gathered outside Taipei’s central train station to show support for Mr. Ma’s government. “I want the students to leave the Legislature,” said Chang Wei-feng, 24, from Taichung in central Taiwan. “You can’t use this sort of occupation in the middle of a democratic process.”
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