The first shooting happened in the 10th district of Paris, followed by two or three explosions outside the national football stadium Stade de France, which caused at least three deaths and 10 injuries in very severe conditions, Xinhua quoted French tv BFMTV as saying.
The second shooting took place in a theater in the 11th district of Paris, where gunshots were heard. According to a police source, there are hostages taken inside the theater.
French President Francois Hollande, evacuated from Stade de France, is in the Interior Ministry for an emergency meeting with Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
French television and news services quoted the police as saying around 100 people had been killed at a concert venue where hostages had been taken, and dozens more killed in apparently coordinated attacks outside the country’s main sports stadium and at least five other popular locations in the city.
Witnesses on French television said the scene at the concert was a massacre. Ambulances were seen racing back and forth in the area into the early hours of Saturday morning.
Witnesses have been telling of the horror which unfolded inside the Bataclan theatre, where AK47 wielding terrorists who shouted 'Allah Akbar' as they burst in and opened fire into a crowd of thousands.
They shot at 'very young' people in the violent attack which lasted around 15 minutes, said Julien Pearce, a journalist at Europe 1.
'Three men with Kalashnikovs and wearing flak jackets burst in in the middle of the concert,' another man, a man named Hervé, told the Telegraph after escaping through an emergency exit.
He said the men were in their 20s or 30s and were not wearing masks, adding: 'They just started spraying bullets. I saw a girl hit right in front of me. There must have been quite a few dead.'
Another man said: 'The men came in and started shooting. Everyone fell to the ground. It was hell. I took my mum, and we hid. Someone near us said they have gone, so we ran out.
And Gilles Avel, who was at the Bataclan where the band Eagles of Death Metal were playing, said: 'We are all terrified, and have been told to get away as soon as possible.'
A witness who was near the front of the concert when he saw a man wearing a cap firing into the crowd. He told the Liberation newspaper: 'He shot in my direction. People started falling and throwing themselves towards the ground.
'I think the guy next to me was dead. I went out of the emergency exit at the opposite end of the road. It was only once in the road that I started to see people covered in blood.
A statement on Eagles Of Death Metal's Facebook page said: 'We are still currently trying to determine the safety and whereabouts of all our band and crew. Our thoughts are with all of the people involved in this tragic situation.'
The two explosions in a bar near the Stade de France stadium were detonated by suicide bombers, it has been confirmed.
A witness said the explosions were loud enough to be heard over the sound of cheering fans. Sirens were heard immediately and a helicopter was seen circling overhead.
Players briefly stopped in their tracks when they heard the twin blasts. Following news of the attack, thousands of fans - too scared to leave the stadium - poured onto the pitch.Machine gun fire and screams were heard from inside a restaurant on Rue Bichat at around 9pm
An AK47 gunman attacked a Korean restaurant in the Bastille area of the city, while grenade blasts were also heard.
Police and other emergency services are at the scene, which is close to where the Charlie Hebdo attack happened in January.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU STATEMENT ON PARIS ATTACKS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Friday night's attacks in Paris. Here is his statement:
"I am shocked and saddened that so many people have been killed and injured today in a number of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, and that many others are being held hostage.
"As the situation continues to unfold, Sophie and I join all Canadians in extending our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed. It is our sincere hope that the hostages are freed unharmed as soon as possible. We also wish a speedy recovery to all those who have been injured.
"Canada stands with France at this dark time and offers all possible assistance. We will continue to work closely with the international community to help prevent these terrible, senseless acts.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of France and we mourn their loss."
CANADIAN POLITICAL LEADERS EXPRESS SHOCK AFTER DOZENS KILLED PARIS ATTACKS
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed shock and sadness late Friday over the attacks in Paris that have killed dozens of people around the city.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of France and we mourn their loss," Trudeau said in a statement.
"Canada stands with France at this dark time and offers all possible assistance. We will continue to work closely with the international community to help prevent these terrible, senseless acts."
Some Canadians were uncomfortably close to Friday night's attacks.
Mike Miltmore from Kamloops, B.C., was eating dinner at a restaurant in the French capital when shots rang out nearby.
"Police came in with machine guns and everything like that, and they were shooing everyone out into the streets," he told CFJC Radio in Kamloops. "It's actually a little scary when you don't know what's going on."
The restaurant was evacuated and Miltmore was sent to his hotel room blocks away.
Amelia Aspen and her husband arrived home at their Paris apartment around the time the attacks began.
"We got a message from a friend saying, 'Something is going on in your neighbourhood, stay inside your apartment,' and we did," said the artist, who moved from Edmonton, Alta., with her husband in October.
Aspen said the couple has been watching what's happening on the news and listening to a lot of sirens.
Canadian political leaders have taken to Twitter to respond to the attacks.
Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tweeted that her thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and the people of Paris.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair expressed shock at the "horrific" attacks and says he and his wife Catherine are praying for the victims and their families.
The Canadian government has issued a notice advising Canadians in the capital to be extremely vigilant.
Rona Ambrose, interim leader of the Conservative Party and leader of the Official Opposition, called for "swift action to bring those responsible to justice."
"No matter who is responsible for these heinous attacks, we will continue to stand firmly with our allies," she said in a statement. "We will continue to protect the rights and freedoms that define us as Canadians from those who wish to take them away, and strive to ensure Canada remains the peaceful, open, and free nation we value so much."
OBAMA CONDEMNS PARIS ATTACKS
US President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the deadly attacks currently still unfolding in Paris, France, and said it was too early to determine who was behind those attacks, Xinhua reported.
Calling the attacks in and around Paris on Friday evening which had so far claimed at least 40 lives "an outrageous attempt to terrorise innocent civilians," Obama said the United States stood ready to provide assistance for the French government.
He also said US officials were "in contact with French counterparts to communicate condolences to families of the victims".
According to a statement issued by the Pentagon, US defense chief Ash Carter was closely monitoring the situation in Paris, and no US defense department personnel had so far been affected by the attacks.
Citing US Homeland Security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, US media reported earlier that the United States believed that the attacks now underway in and around Paris were coordinated.
So far, no group or individuals had claimed responsibility for the attacks, and Obama said in his brief statement that he would not speculate at this moment who was responsible for the attacks.
MODI CONDEMNS FRANCE ATTACKS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned the deadly attacks in France capital Paris, and said the tragedy is anguishing and dreadful.
"News from Paris is anguishing and dreadful. Prayers with families of the deceased. We are united with people of France in this tragic hour," Modi said in a tweet.
News from Paris is anguishing & dreadful. Prayers with families of the deceased. We are united with people of France in this tragic hour.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 13, 2015
Paris saw a series of explosions and shootings on Friday that reportedly killed at least 140 people and injured many more, Xinhua reported.
Four suspected terrorists were killed during the hostages rescue operation conducted by French security forces on Saturday at the Bataclan theatre.
Total seven simultaneous shootings rocked central Paris on Friday. One of it turned to hostage taking at the Bataclan theatre and concert hall where hundreds of people were attending a concert of a rock group.
