A series of attacks targeting young concert-goers, soccer fans and Parisians enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed at least 129 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II.
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Following the deadly attacks, people around the world have poured in their support for the victims and their families.
Also, the social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have changed their icons and introduced safety checks, hashtags, and French tricolour as a filter which people can use to help and offer aid to the victims.
The old red YouTube icon is replaced with blue, white and red French tricolour.
While Google’s homepage for France features a black ribbon in memory of the victims of the attack.
On the other hand, people covered their profile pictures on Facebook with the blue, red and white French tricolour to show their support.
The attack unfolded with two suicide bombings and an explosion outside the national stadium during a soccer match between the French and German national teams. Within minutes, according to Paris police chief Michel Cadot, another group of attackers sprayed cafes outside the concert hall with machine gunfire, then stormed inside and opened fire on the panicked audience. As police closed in, they detonated explosive belts, killing themselves.