People seeking and offering shelter quickly mobilized on Twitter using the hashtag #PorteOuverte, or #OpenDoor, today after the tragic shootings and the violence unfolded in Paris.
Tourists and guests in Paris: Parisians are using #PorteOuverte #OpenDoor to help you find somewhere safe tonight
Stay off the streets
— ? (@SammyAlbon) November 13, 2015
My Friends are safe, in a random woman's home. She's making them dinner, & preparing beds. Blessed. #PorteOuverte
— TK Westfield (@TWestfield) November 13, 2015
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Facebook is also offering a “safety check” that people can use to report their whereabouts:
If you’re in or near Paris, let your family and friends know you’re safe with Facebook’s safety check: https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/paris_terror_attacks/
Posted by The Daily Dot on Friday, November 13, 2015
As of now, per France 24’s live newsfeed, 40 people are confirmed dead, with 60 more injured. UPDATE: AFP is live-tweeting updates, and now reports that at least 100 people are dead from the concert venue where hostages were being held at gunpoint. The concert venue, near the soccer stadium and a popular neighborhood for nightlife were the three main areas of attack.
President Obama offered a quick briefing from the White House about an hour ago, you can catch up on here:
Watch the full statement from @POTUS on the attacks in Paris. https://t.co/yQThOvrdxZ
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) November 13, 2015
The area is quite popular for going out, especially on a Friday night. Forbes tech contributing writer Seth Porges was in Paris for the international Airbnb Open this week and offered these tweets:
If in #Paris, stay the F away from canal side of La République area. A man w AK-47 just gunned down multiple people & on run. Yes I'm okay
— Seth Porges (@sethporges) November 13, 2015
Huge crowd gathered at La Republique. Cops with guns drawn hiding behind vans. I'm getting out of here #paris
— Seth Porges (@sethporges) November 13, 2015
The restaurant shooting was in a very dense, nightlife-filled area. A ton of people were on streets
— Seth Porges (@sethporges) November 13, 2015
France is now under a national state of emergency and all borders are closed. It is the first mass shooting since the Charlie Hebdo attacks last January.
As of now, there are well over 5.7 million tweets about “Paris” since the attacks began.
