Paris (CNN)–Dozens of people are reported dead after what are being called terror attacks across Paris. Police early Saturday freed hostages at a concert hall where 100 people may have died. The attacks seemed to be planned to hit areas where many people would be gathered on a Friday night, officials said. CNN will update this story as information comes in:
• As many as 100 people were killed in the attack at the Paris concert venue Bataclan, police said Saturday, according to Agence France Presse. President Francois Hollande is on his way to the venue, according to AFP.
• CNN affiliate BFMTV reports that SWAT units stormed the Bataclan concert hall and that the siege is over. Two attackers were killed, a police union said. Police have brought out at least 100 hostages from the concert hall, a CNN producer said; some appear to be wounded.
• Deputy Mayor Patrick Klugman told CNN the death toll in the attacks is going to rise significantly. “We are facing an unknown and historic situation in Paris,” he said.
• At least 43 people are confirmed dead in multiple attacks across Paris, firefighters said earlier. CNN affiliate BFMTV reported earlier as many as 60 people had been killed. It’s unclear whether the total included Bataclan casualties.
Newschannel5 reports that Nashville drummer, Juian Dorio and his band were performing in the concert hall that was attacked.
Dorio lives in East Nashville. He posted on Instagram early Friday about a bike ride in Paris.
Several people have posted comments on Instagram and Twitter expressing hope that he and the band are ok.
So far, there has been no official word from Julian Dorio or the band on social media, but Dorio’s wife, Emily, has told the Washington Post that he and the rest of the band are ok.
