Shooters at Paris concert hall reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired
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A witness to the carnage at Paris' Bataclan concert hall, where 100 people have reportedly been taken hostage and dozens killed, is saying that the attackers shouted "Allahu Akbar," Arabic for "God is great," as they fired into the crowd.
Via The Guardian:
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