French President Francois Hollande, at the Stade de France stadium at the time of the deadly attacks at seven destinations around Paris at dawn on Saturday, made a statement regarding the attacks:

“We are going to lead a war which will be pitiless. Because when terrorists are capable of committing such atrocities they must be certain that they are facing a determined France, a united France, a France that is together and does not let itself be moved, even if today we express infinite sorrow.”

State of emergency

A state of emergency has been declared across France while residents have been told to stay indoors and all amenities, such as libraries, gyms and swimming pools, have been closed. According to the law, the state of emergency will run for 12 days and nights and will entail shut down services until Parisians are otherwise notified. On the morning after the attacks, the otherwise vibrant city looks like a ghost town.

In an unprecedented move, Disneyworld has shut down.

Transport

The Metro system is working, but 11 stations around Bataclan Theater remain shut. RER systems are working but with delays.

Airports will remain open with travel in and out of the country unimpeded. Some airlines say they would be delaying flights to Paris.
Train services will continue as normal. Eurostar said it would operate services between the UK and France as normal but would allow passengers who no longer wished to travel to change their tickets.

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World leaders have spoken out against the attack:

* US President Obama: “an attack on all of humanity”.

* US Secretary of State John Kerry described the attacks on Paris as “heinous, evil” and “vile”. He said that the U.S. Embassy is doing all it cn to account for the safety of US citizens in the region.

* Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: attack has “all the hallmarks of a Daesh (Islamic State) exercise” and said they were “truthfully the work of the devil.”

* China’s president Xi Jinping condemned the attacks as “barbarous acts”.

* UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the attacks were “despicable”, whereas UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric says Ban “trusts that the  French authorities will do all in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice quickly.”

* German Chancellor Angela  Merkel says she is “deeply shaken by the news and pictures that are reaching us from Paris.”

* Iranian President Houssan Rouhani sent a message to French President Francois Hollande condemning the terror attacks and said  that Iran “itself has been a victim of the scourge of terrorism” and the fight against terrorism must go on. He also canceled his visits to France and Italy.

* British PM David Cameron says he is “shocked” by the Paris attacks and violence.

* Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is “deeply shocked and outraged” by the news of the terrorist attacks in Paris. “We strongly condemn the act of terrorism, which we do not tolerate for any reason,” he said, expressing condolences to the victims and their families.

* Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “Our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to our French cousins in this dark and terrible time.”

* Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement: “We condemn (the attack) in the most radical way together with the pope and all those who love peace.”