Paris attacks update: 19-year-old Australian among injured as death toll crosses 150 mark
An Australian woman named Emma Parkinson has been identified as one of the victims in Paris massacre. The 19-year-old from Hobart was present at the Bataclan theatre where four gunmen attacked on Friday.
According to 9NEWS, her family said that she was at the rock concert that was taking place at the Bataclan theatre. It is reported that she has been admitted to a Paris hospital where she is recovering. However, no details of her exact conditions could be discovered at this time.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who earlier stated that none of the Australians were injured, later announced that one was found to be injured in the Paris attacks, which left more than 150 people dead after suicide bombers and machine-gun wielding extremists targeted the lives of innocents, CNN writes.
"I am aware of an Australian who has been injured in the Paris attacks and we are providing consular assistance," Bishop was quoted by 9news as saying.
Another woman from Melbourne named Sophie Doran, 30, hid under the table and was fortunate enough to save her life while her friend reeled from a bullet until the French police helped them.
According to the Age, Bishop has said that Australian government and French authorities have been working together to identify if any other Australians were affected in the attack.
It is believed that around 2,500 Australians have been in Paris at the moment. They have spoken describing the horrific events that followed across the French capital city.
"It's incredibly crazy, it's not really sinking in," Kate Rees, from Tasmania, told Age, from an apartment's balcony, just three kilometres from La Bataclan Theatre. "Paris is on lockdown. The whole of France is on lockdown," she added.
French President Francois Hollande has announced a state of emergency, with closing nation's borders immediately after the attacks. The horrific event on Black Friday has sent terror waves across the nation with different countries extending solidarity towards Paris.
On Friday, Nov. 13, at around 9.30pm local time (Sat morning AEDT), gunmen and suicide bombers attacked more than 150 people across Paris. The death toll is expected to continue rising in the deadliest violence the city has seen since the 50s. In what is called an coordinated attacks, seven locations across Paris were targeted, including a Cambodian restaurant and a bar.
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