At least 140 people are dead tonight after a series of shootings and explosions in Paris.
A Kalashnikov-wielding gunman is thought to have gone on the rampage in the French capital and explosions rang out near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Gunfire was heard inside a restaurant close to Rue Bichat, in the 10th arrondissement of the city soon after 9pm.
Shouting and screaming also rang out as the shooting began.
Several minutes later more shots were fired at live music venue Bataclan near Place de la Republique which is a short walk away.
Up to 118 people are understood to be held hostage at the venue where Eagles of Death Metal were due to play to a big crowd.
Reports emerging suggest all of them have now been killed. Three terrorists are also reported to have died during a shootout with French police.
A further forty are said to have been killed in a series of attacks in as many as six locations.
At the same time as the first reported shooting a number of explosions were heard near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Some reports suggested one of the explosions was a suicide bomber but details are still unclear.
French president Francois Holland was reported to be among those evacuated as police swooped during the France and Germany football match.
As anti-terrorist police flooded the area, an officer on the scene warned "the gunman is suspected to be still on the loose. People should leave the area."
One man on Twitter said his friend escaped Bataclan where five or six unmasked shooters fired for about five minutes.
It is reported one of the shooters mentioned Syria as they unleashed rounds on innocents.
