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riversedge

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Sat Nov 14, 2015, 05:32 PM Nov 2015

Way to go! #WeAreParis Parisians take to bloodied streets in cautious defiance




Vivian Griffin
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Way to go! #WeAreParis Parisians take to bloodied streets in cautious defiance http://gu.com/p/4e7qv/stw


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cautious defiance

Shoppers and dog-walkers venture out after Friday night’s attacks in Paris, in which at least 127 people died
A young woman prays in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris.
A young woman prays in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Saturday 14 November 2015 07.42 EST
Last modified on Saturday 14 November 2015 13.36 EST



Several streets away from the Bataclan concert hall, a single bloodied trainer lies abandoned on the pavement as a few locals begin walking their dogs in the early morning, despite calls by the authorities to stay indoors.

Blood-soaked medical gloves, a spattered blanket and crumpled bandage packet are still strewn in the gutter, evidence of medical teams’ attempts to save the lives of survivors of the Bataclan concert hall massacre through the night.

As dead bodies began to be removed from around 6.30am on Saturday, and police forensics still pored over the scene, scores of people were desperately trying to get news of loved ones they had not heard from.
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Way to go! #WeAreParis Parisians take to bloodied streets in cautious defiance (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2015 OP
They look like voting booths. I'm surprised they agreed to open podiums. underpants Nov 2015 #1

underpants

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1. They look like voting booths. I'm surprised they agreed to open podiums.
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 05:38 PM
Nov 2015

I know the camera shot will be from podium up but this allows for seeing their foot shufflings.

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