Security moves people along Rue Bichat following a string of attacks in the French capital Paris on November 13, 2015. At least 18 people were killed as multiple shootings and explosions hit Paris Friday, police said. Police also said there was an ongoing hostage crisis in the Bataclan a concert hall in the French capital. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Terror Attack Near Stade de France: Pictures, Photos, Videos Show Scene Around Paris Stadium

By Zachary Stieber
November 13, 2015 Updated: November 13, 2015    

Stunning images and video show the scene inside Stade de France in Paris before and after the explosions late November 13. 

Tens of thousands of people were in the stadium watching Germany and France play football (soccer).

The explosion outside the stadium was heard throughout the pitch, stopping the match and prompting people to rush onto the field.

A victim is pictured on the pavement outside a Paris restaurant, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Two police officials say at least 11 people have been killed in shootouts and other violence around Paris. Police have reported shootouts in at least two restaurants in Paris. At least two explosions have been heard near the Stade de France stadium, and French media is reporting of a hostage-taking in the capital. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A victim is pictured on the pavement outside a Paris restaurant, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

 

Dozens are dead after the explosions and gunshots across the city, including at a restaurant and a theater.

The Liberation newspaper said the “three explosions sounded almost simultaneously.”

Gregory Goupil of the French Police Union Alliance said that two of the explosions occurred near Stade de France were suicide attacks.

See photos, pictures, and videos below.
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