we are going to lead a war which will be pitiless vowed french president francois hollande on the night of friday the 13th six paris locations were attacked by masked terrorists the gunmen werent taking on the citys seats of power but the 10th and 11th arrondissements administrative divisions home to the hip and young they targeted bataclan theatre venue of a death metal concert they attacked the national stadium where hollande was watching a football game cafes and restaurants became terror sites while french security agencies had been bracing for an attack this 2611style strike was designed to blow up their normalcy an is statement claiming the attack said it intended to show france itd remain a top target as long as it continued its policies all leading dailies acknowledged the enormity of the event on their front pages rightleaning le figaro called it war in the heart of paris and the proleft liberation headlined the story carnage in paris le parisien was stark this time its war stunned parisians published photos and videos of the tragedy on twitter an eiffel sketch nestled inside the peace sign was widely shared hashtag porteouverte allowed people to seek shelter that night rechercheparis helped people fi nd relatives former pms francois fillon and alain juppe and expresident nicolas sarkozy spoke of solidarity sarkozy said he supported hollandes decision to seal borders parties suspended their campaigns for regional elections due in december 613 marine le pen leader of the farright national front wrote of cold anger in my heart while hollande laid the blame on a terrorist army daesh the french refuse to call it is because its disrespectful to islam and not a state the event has been processed through many familiar lenses the hebdo attacks in january and the refugee crisis fi gured in much of the talk charlie etait un symbole la cest une guerre charlie is a symbol this its a war tweeted bernardhenri levy philosopher as early news filtered in