French Officials Say Death Toll In Paris Attacks Could Exceed 120
Paris is on lock down Friday night after a series of bombings and gun attacks that killed more than 100 people at six separate scenes, including a Cambodian restaurant and a soccer stadium.
MCEVERS: And Parisians will soon be waking up to stark headlines and photographs of devastating scenes and also to a lot of questions. Again, Paris is in lockdown tonight after a series of bombings and gun attacks that killed more than one hundred people at six separate scenes, including a Cambodian restaurant, a soccer stadium and a concert hall.
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