DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF THIS ONE NEWS SPECIAL, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE BREAKING INTO PROGRAMMING NOW TO BRING YOU A ONE NEWS SPECIAL ON THE PARIS TERROR ATTACKS. FRANCE IS IN LOCKDOWN, WITH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS. THERE'VE BEEN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS AND EXPLOSIONS ACROSS PARIS. THE CAPITAL CITY HAS BEEN UNDER A COORDINATED TERROR ATTACK FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS WITH AT LEAST 153 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD SO FAR. IT'S BELIEVED ALL GUNMEN ARE NOW DEAD. THE DEADLIEST ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE TARGETED A CONCERT HALL IN CENTRAL PARIS, WHERE AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AFTER BEING HELD HOSTAGE. HOSTAGES WHO MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE SAY THE ATTACKERS 'SPOKE OF SYRIA' AND CALMLY EXECUTED PEOPLE BEFORE RELOADING AND EXECUTING AGAIN IN SILENCE. TWO GUNMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER BEING OVERPOWERED BY POLICE WHO STORMED THE THEATRE. PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE HAS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE THEATRE MASSACRE AFTER EARLIER BEING EVACUATED FROM ANOTHER ATTACK AT THE CITY'S FOOTBALL STADIUM. JOURNALIST JULIEN PEARCE WAS AT A CONCERT AT THE BATACLAN VENUE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO ESCAPE AFTER THE SHOOTING STARTED, STEALING AWAY WHEN THE GUNMEN RELOADED THEIR WEAPONS. The terrorist shot at us 14 or 15 min. That was a bloodbath. Multiple times. They reloaded. I just waited for the time they reloaded the rounds to climb out of the scene and to hide behind it. I try to help a few people around me. It was shocking. There was a lot of panic. It was very long. It is not a huge concert room. It was overcrowded. GRN CORRESPONDENT DEON DE LANGE IS IN PARIS AND JOINS US BY PHONE NOW. IT'S JUST GONE 5 IN THE MORNING THERE, DEON. CAN YOU UPDATE US ON THE SITUATION? Parisien newspapers are already out this morning and are leading with words like Apocalypse and horror. The latest developments are that eight of the alleged attackers have been killed. Four of those were killed at the Bataclan Theatre. Three other attackers were killed by security forces at the Stade de France just outside Paris where Francois Hollande was a spectator at a friendly football match between France and Germany. A last attacker has since been killed in the east of Paris. The exact location is not yet confirmed, but indeed a night of absolute chaos in Paris. I am currently about 115 m from the Bataclan theatre. It is completely sealed off. It is about 200 m from the Charlie Hebdo offices which were the target of an attack in January this year. It is close to the area where people claim support for #jesuischarlie. These attacks make those attacks pale in comparison. There was mention of Syria at the theatre. The French government is concerned about the French citizens fighting in Syria for ISIS. Perhaps people who have been monitored may have carried out the attacks. We understand that the borders have been closed. What will residents be told to do today? From what I understand, public facilities and universities and schools will be closed. I foresee a very quiet day on the streets of Paris. Although wood is early in the morning on Saturday morning in Paris, normally it is very busy in the streets of Paris. No one is moving around apart from the rescue vehicles. I foresee a very quiet day for Paris. THANK YOU. THAT'S GRN CORRESPONDENT DEON DE LANGE IN PARIS. A NZER IN PARIS WHO FREQUENTS A RESTAURANT THE GUNMAN TARGETED HAS TOLD ONE NEWS SHE AND HER FRIENDS HAD THOUGHT ABOUT GOING THERE FOR DINNER THAT NIGHT. I had a message comes through from a friend and a friend of mine tonight was about to suggest that we went to the restaurant. We were in complete shock to get that message. Ambulances and people were starting to run on the streets. It was quite freaked out. Luckily I am in walking distance from home, and all on the way people were saying to hurry up and get inside. There is a few of the staff, especially one of the waitresses that I'm just thinking about right now. She has always been a waitress that I have thought is awesome and super nice. My thoughts are there with her. A friend of a friend of mine was at the restaurant. He was hiding under the table. There was pieces of people everywhere, and a child on the floor. It is quite shocking and just really hoping that as many people are as safe as possible. LET'S JOIN OUR COLLEAGUES AT CNN NOW FOR ROLLING LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PARIS ATTACKS. There were some really shaken up people coming out of that building. They saw some terrible things. Thank you, Shane. I appreciate you doing an interview with us early. This man heard the explosions at the stadium between Germany and France. I am a bit sleepy. Where are you now? The whole thing kind of started with people using these hash tags on twitter. People were offering a few places to stay for people to stay in Paris. I was staying at my friend's place in the 11th District. I could not get there. I was stumped about where to stay. JOINING ME FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S PROGRAMMING IS WAIKATO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW PROFESSOR AL GILLESPIE. Globally we are seeing a trend Where terrorism is increasing across the world. Two days ago we saw Beirut, and now we see Paris. In 2004 in Madrid, the train attack killed just under 200 people. This is easily the biggest attack for France on its own soil. Could you give me some reasons why ISIS would want to target France? In five days time, the Charles De Gaulle is about to be dispatched to go into conflict in that area. There is a fair chance that the allies might make a front against the Islamic state. What reaction will we see from France? The responses to get more engaged, not less engaged. We can expect France to get more involved in Syria and Iraq. You can expect to get more surveillance in France as well. THANKS, AL. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU IN A MOMENT. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT WITH MORE LIVE ROLLING COVERAGE OF THE PARIS ATTACKS. THE NZ EMBASSY IN PARIS IS SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE NATIONALITIES OF VICTIMS AND CASUALTIES FROM THE ATTACKS AND IS LIAISING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 249 NZERS REGISTERED ON SAFETRAVEL AS BEING IN FRANCE. THE OFFICIAL ADVICE IS ` IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH A FAMILY MEMBER IN PARIS DIRECTLY, YOU CAN CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ON 04 439 8000. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO A NUMBER OF NZERS WHO ARE IN PARIS. ONE KIWI TEENAGER LIVING IN THE CENTRE OF THE CAPITAL SAYS SHE'S ON LOCKDOWN IN HER BUILDING. I HEARD A WHOLE LOT OF HELICOPTERS AND SIRENS. I DID NOT REALISE HOW BAD IT ACTUALLY WAS. I NOW KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS CLOSED THE BORDERS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BEFORE. YOU JUST NEED YOUR MUM OR SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW FROM HOME. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY IS CURRENTLY ON A PLANE HEADED TO VIETNAM BUT ACTING PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH IS ON THE LINE FROM DIPTON IN SOUTHLAND. Have you heard about any Kiwis being caught up in this? MFAT is checking for all the names they have. And are calling for people to let them know they are safe. What do you think this kind of attack means for us in the world? We have to be more aware and more ready for this kind of unprovoked, random act of terrorism. Innocent civilians have randomly lost their lives. We need to change the way we do things here in New Zealand? We would be well prepared for the type of risks that New Zealand would experience, but when this kind of shocking event occurs, everyone has got to lift their effort and make sure they really understand what the risks are. THANK YOU, BILL. THAT'S ACTING PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH. ONE NEWS POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN JOINS US NOW. JOHN KEY, EN ROUTE TO VIETNAM, HAS STOPPED IN DARWIN AND HELD A MEDIA CONFERENCE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? We are getting some reports That we will get that media conference to you by 6 PM. He moves to Vietnam. He will be going to Paris later on in early December. There is no suggestion that he would not go to that. It is early days at this stage. He has been very strong in condemning this attack. New Zealand stands proudly and strongly with France in condemning this. New Zealand is part of the coalition that is fighting ISIS. If ISIS is identified as being behind this attack, it brings home to New Zealanders that this is the type of people and things we are fighting against. It is certainly ramped up quite considerably. We heard from Al Gillespe that it could be Al Qaeda or ISIS. We have to find out who it is for certain. THANKS. THAT'S ONE NEWS POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. LET'S GO BACK TO AL GILLESPE. In terms of terror arrests correction: terrorists, we did not pick France to be the place for an attack. Four New Zealanders,it is a remote risk, but the risk is still there. It is the lone wolf attack where we have people who get hold of a knife or get hold of a gun or get hold of a car. You were saying that you do often see that kind of copycat effect after an attack like this. You see this with terrorist attacks and mass shootings. Do you think we need to tighten our security? Increased various parts of surveillance in the next few days. In regards to Auckland airport and baggage handlers. We make sure that the security passes and defences and getting safe on to the planes. What does a co-ordinated attack on Paris do to the psyche of the residents? The best example is New York. In time, they bounced back. People will be looking at their favourite theatre or the boulevard. New Zealanders know parts of Paris. LET'S RECAP THE MAIN POINTS OF WHAT WE KNOW. FRANCE IS IN LOCKDOWN, WITH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS AND EXPLOSIONS ACROSS PARIS. THE CAPITAL CITY HAD BEEN UNDER A COORDINATED TERROR ATTACK FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH AT LEAST 153 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD SO FAR. IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE GUNMEN HAVE NOW BEEN KILLED BUT AROUND 1500 MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL REMAIN ON THE STREETS ACROSS THE CITY. ISIS HAVE REPORTEDLY CELEBRATED THE ATTACKS, BUT NO ONE HAS FORMALLY CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. JOURNALIST JULIEN PEARCE WAS AT A CONCERT AT THE BATACLAN VENUE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO ESCAPE AFTER THE SHOOTING STARTED, STEALING AWAY WHEN THE GUNMAN RELOADED THEIR WEAPONS. The terrorist shot at us for 10 ` 15 min. That was a bloodbath. Multiple times. They reloaded. I just waited for the time they reloaded the rounds to climb out of the scene and to hide behind it. I tried to help a few people around me. It was shocking. There was a lot of panic. It was very long. It is not a huge concert room. It was overcrowded. It was sold out. THE SKY TOWER WILL TONIGHT BE LIT IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE TO COMMEMORATE THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACKS WHILE IN NEW YORK THE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTRE SPIRE IS ALREADY SPORTING THE COLOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO IN THE DAYS TO COME, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S GOVERNOR. AND THE CN TOWER IN TORONTO, CANADA, HAS ALSO BEEN LIT UP WITH THE FRENCH FLAG COLOURS. WE WILL BE WITH YOU LIVE RIGHT UP TO 6PM WITH THIS BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE OF THE PARIS ATTACKS. BUT FOR NOW, HERE'S LIVE COVERAGE FROM CNN. The French do have very capable security services. We have some authorities where we might think they have an extraordinary amount of capabilities. They have a large Muslim that people can hide among and infiltrate into. I do not think this is in any way tied to the flow of immigrants. It is impossible to be right all the time. That is the problem with terrorism. You have a massive incubator for these type of attacks. Isis is growing. I also think as many guests have said this is a level of sophistication. This was not teenagers who got lucky. It looks like they had an amount of military training. It was coordinated. Six terrorists. There are probably at least a dozen or more involved. It is not sophisticated but it is co-ordinated. These types of attacks are scaled down so they can make more of them. It indicates to me that it has been long planned. One of the things that has occurred to me is that things have expanded and it is about getting the sweepers to pledge allegiance WELCOME BACK TO THIS ONE NEWS SPECIAL. LET'S RECAP THE MAIN POINTS OF WHAT WE KNOW. FRANCE IS IN LOCKDOWN, WITH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS. THERE'VE BEEN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS AND EXPLOSIONS ACROSS PARIS. THE CAPITAL CITY HAD BEEN UNDER A COORDINATED TERROR ATTACK FOR SEVERAL HOURS, WITH AT LEAST 153 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD SO FAR. IT'S ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE GUNMEN HAVE NOW BEEN KILLED, BUT AROUND 1500 MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL REMAIN ON THE STREETS ACROSS THE CITY. ISIS HAVE REPORTEDLY CELEBRATED THE ATTACKS. THE DEADLIEST ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE TARGETED A CONCERT HALL IN CENTRAL PARIS, WHERE AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AFTER BEING HELD HOSTAGE. HOSTAGES WHO MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE SAY THE ATTACKERS 'SPOKE OF SYRIA' AND CALMLY EXECUTED PEOPLE BEFORE RELOADING AND EXECUTING AGAIN IN SILENCE. THE GUNMEN HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED AFTER BEING OVERPOWERED BY POLICE WHO STORMED THE THEATRE. PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE HAS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE THEATRE MASSACRE AFTER EARLIER BEING EVACUATED FROM ANOTHER ATTACK AT THE CITY'S FOOTBALL STADIUM. JOURNALIST JULIEN PEARCE WAS AT A CONCERT AT THE BATACLAN VENUE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO ESCAPE AFTER THE SHOOTING STARTED, STEALING AWAY WHEN THE GUNMEN RELOADED THEIR WEAPONS. THE TERRORISTS SHOT AT US FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. IT WAS A BLOODBATH. THEY SHOT AT US MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY RELOADED. I JUST WAITED FOR THE TIME THEY RELOADED THE ROUNDS TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SCENE AND TO HIDE BEHIND IT. I TRIED TO HELP A FEW PEOPLE AROUND ME. IT WAS SHOCKING. THERE WAS A LOT OF PANIC. THEY SHOT AT US FOR 10-15 MINUTES. IT WAS VERY LONG. IT IS NOT A HUGE CONCERT ROOM. 1000 PEOPLE CAN GATHER IN IT. IT WAS OVERCROWDED. IT WAS SOLD OUT. WAIKATO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW PROFESSOR AL GILLESPIE JOINS ME AGAIN. Where would the attackers have come from? They possibly came within the refugees there are heading towards Europe. That is unlikely and it is a bit hard to say. The other place they might have come from is that they are home-grown. France has maybe 5000 volunteers and Syria or Iraq the moment. That's why there is surveillance on the people that return is important. How did they slip under the radar? This is not one person. This is a rope. Correction: group. The question is where did they get weapons from? It is very well planned and a military operation. People say it is very sophisticated. Compared to where people get hold of an old shot gun or a knife, it is a very sophisticated attempt. It will change the way that we see concerts forever. Just like we go on planes differently now. THANKS, AL. A SHORT TIME AGO WE SPOKE TO GRN CORRESPONDENT DEON DE LANGE IN PARIS. PARISIEN NEWSPAPERS ARE ALREADY OUT THIS MORNING AND ARE LEADING WITH WORDS LIKE 'APOCALYPSE' AND 'HORROR'. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE THAT EIGHT OF THE ALLEGED ATTACKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED. FOUR OF THOSE WERE KILLED AT THE BATACLAN THEATRE. THREE OTHER ATTACKERS WERE KILLED BY SECURITY FORCES AT THE STADE DE FRANCE, JUST OUTSIDE PARIS, WHERE FRANCOIS HOLLANDE WAS A SPECTATOR AT A FRIENDLY FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY. A LAST ATTACKER HAS SINCE BEEN KILLED IN THE EAST OF PARIS. THE EXACT LOCATION IS NOT YET CONFIRMED, BUT INDEED A NIGHT OF ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN PARIS. WEL'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT LET'S JOIN OUR COLLEAGUES AT CNN NOW. There are police all over the world, including in Paris. We should also tell you that New York city's mayor spoke out that New Yorkers hearts go out to the people of France and that New Yorkers stand with the people of France. We look there at times square, it does not look like as many people are out. It is 1130 on Friday night. Are you seeing more less people or security? It is a good question. In terms of security, we have seen increased security. I took the subway on the way in. In terms of traffic here, it does look like a normal night that you would see in times square. This is something that is unusual. You would not see this on a usual night in times square ` you would not see heavily armed policemen. People will be very enthusiastic to see if they can achieve the same type of terror. They want to make sure that countries are not involved in Syria. You have got to get to the root problem. While we are trying to rebuild Iraq, and we have a very long way to go, and we have to get into Syria. It is likely that a lot of countries, including New Zealand, could be involved. What kind of reaction will be see domestic from France? They will want to work out where the attackers came from. They have a lot of debate about Muslim people. If it is local people, their reaction will be strong. A lot of the country is angry and they are beginning to act forcefully. THIS IS A ONE NEWS BREAKING NEWS BROADCAST ON THE PARIS ATTACKS. THE DEADLIEST ATTACK APPEARS TO HAVE TARGETED A CONCERT HALL IN CENTRAL PARIS, WHERE AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AFTER BEING HELD HOSTAGE. HOSTAGES WHO MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE SAY THE ATTACKERS 'SPOKE OF SYRIA' AND CALMLY EXECUTED PEOPLE BEFORE RELOADING AND EXECUTING AGAIN IN SILENCE. ALL GUNMEN HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED AFTER BEING OVERPOWERED BY POLICE WHO STORMED THE THEATRE. PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE HAS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE THEATRE MASSACRE AFTER EARLIER BEING EVACUATED FROM ANOTHER ATTACK THE NZ EMBASSY IN PARIS IS SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE NATIONALITIES OF VICTIMS AND CASUALTIES FROM THE ATTACKS AND IS LIAISING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 249 NZERS REGISTERED ON SAFETRAVEL AS BEING IN FRANCE. THE OFFICIAL ADVICE IS ` IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH A FAMILY MEMBER IN PARIS DIRECTLY, YOU CAN CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ON 04 439 8000. PRESIDENT HOLLANDE HAS DESCRIBED THE TERROR ATTACKS AS 'HORRIFIC', AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS HAVE BEEN QUICK TO CONDEMN THE KILLINGS. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SPOKE TO MEDIA A SHORT TIME AGO IN DARWIN ON HIS WAY TO VIETNAM. Let me just start by condemning this Heinous act of terrorism. I think all of us feel numb at hearing the information. A great deal of sympathy for the people of France, given what they went through with Charlie Hebdo. In relation to New Zealanders in France, we have not had any confirmation that New Zealanders have been caught up in the attacks, but the information is not very fluid at this point. There is a lock of unaccounted for people at the moment. We cannot be exactly sure that New Zealanders are not involved. We would encourage New Zealanders to make contact with their families so that they are aware of the safety and of course for people to just be careful if they are considering going to Paris. We have not changed our travel advisory, but we would tell people to go to the Ministry of foreign affairs website. Make contact with MFAT. My wife has made contact with our daughter, Stephie. She is at home now, safe and sound. Like any parent who has a love one in Paris, it is a worrying time. I am relieved that she is safe and sound. You are concerned for your children and your family members. This is a time where there is a great deal of uncertainty in Paris and then maybe some of these terrorist that large. It presents some risks. We feel the distance between our family members and we feel helpless. WE SPOKE TO BILL ENGLISH A SHORT TIME AGO AND ASKED HIM WHAT THIS TYPE OF ATTACK MEANS FOR NZ. We have to be more aware and more ready FOR THIS KIND OF UNPROVOKED, RANDOM ACT OF TERRORISM. INNOCENT CIVILIANS HAVE RANDOMLY LOST THEIR LIVES. We need to ensure that our security services are well-equipped. DO WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO THINGS HERE IN NZ? WE WOULD BE WELL PREPARED FOR THE TYPE OF RISKS THAT NZ WOULD EXPERIENCE, BUT WHEN THIS KIND OF SHOCKING EVENT OCCURS, EVERYONE HAS GOT TO LIFT THEIR EFFORT AND MAKE SURE THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RISKS ARE TO NZ. WILL BE WITH YOU LIVE RIGHT UP TO 6PM . Get the most out of your plan with the My Vodafone app. Stay in control of your minutes, data and texts, and top up or pay your bill. Selfie. Pretty handy whether you're just a beginner... CAMERA SNAPS, BOTH LAUGH ...or a seasoned pro. The My Vodafone app ` download it free today. YOU'RE WITH A ONE NEWS SPECIAL BROADCAST ON THE ATTACKS IN PARIS. FRANCE REMAINS IN LOCKDOWN, WITH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE COUNTRY'S BORDERS. THERE'VE BEEN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS AND EXPLOSIONS ACROSS PARIS. THE CAPITAL CITY HAD BEEN UNDER A COORDINATED TERROR ATTACK FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS WITH AT LEAST 153 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD SO FAR. ALL GUNMAN HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED. WAIKATO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW PROFESSOR AL GILLESPIE JOINS ME AGAIN. Talk to me about target choices here. Terrorism is very target specific. They look for symbolic things. They might attack a parliament. They have attacked restaurants and a for all stadium. Correction: football stadium. You have the world climate conference in Paris in a couple of weeks. You can think of the peace conference going on in Vienna. France has decided to dispatch its aircraft to the war zone at Syria. I think you will see heightened security around the world. Everyone will be very fearful that another attack could be coming. THANKS, AL. LET'S JOIN OUR COLLEAGUES AT CNN NOW. A SHORT TIME AGO WE SPOKE TO GRN CORRESPONDENT DEON DE LANGE IN PARIS. PARISIEN NEWSPAPERS ARE ALREADY OUT THIS MORNING AND ARE LEADING WITH WORDS LIKE 'APOCALYPSE' AND 'HORROR'. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE THAT EIGHT OF THE ALLEGED ATTACKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED. FOUR OF THOSE WERE KILLED AT THE BATACLAN THEATRE. THREE OTHER ATTACKERS WERE KILLED BY SECURITY FORCES AT THE STADE DE FRANCE, JUST OUTSIDE PARIS, WHERE FRANCOIS HOLLANDE WAS A SPECTATOR AT A FRIENDLY FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY. A LAST ATTACKER HAS SINCE BEEN KILLED IN THE EAST OF PARIS. THE EXACT LOCATION IS NOT YET CONFIRMED, BUT INDEED A NIGHT OF ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN PARIS. JOURNALIST JULIEN PEARCE WAS AT A CONCERT AT THE BATACLAN VENUE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO ESCAPE AFTER THE SHOOTING STARTED, STEALING AWAY WHEN THE GUNMEN RELOADED THEIR WEAPONS. THE TERRORISTS SHOT AT US FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. IT WAS A BLOODBATH. THEY SHOT AT US MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY RELOADED. I JUST WAITED FOR THE TIME THEY RELOADED THE ROUNDS TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SCENE AND TO HIDE BEHIND IT. I TRIED TO HELP A FEW PEOPLE AROUND ME. IT WAS SHOCKING. THERE WAS A LOT OF PANIC. THEY SHOT AT US FOR 10-15 MINUTES. IT WAS VERY LONG. IT IS NOT A HUGE CONCERT ROOM. 1000 PEOPLE CAN GATHER IN IT. IT WAS OVERCROWDED. IT WAS SOLD OUT. PRESIDENT HOLLANDE HAS DESCRIBED THE TERROR ATTACKS AS 'HORRIFIC', AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS HAVE BEEN QUICK TO CONDEMN THE KILLINGS. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SPOKE TO MEDIA A SHORT TIME AGO IN DARWIN ON HIS WAY TO VIETNAM. Let me just start by condemning this heinous act of terrorism. It's a tragic day. I think all of us feel numb at hearing the information. A great deal of sympathy for the people of France, given what they went through with Charlie Hebdo. In relation to New Zealanders in France, we have not had any advice that New Zealanders have been caught up in the attacks, but the information is not very fluid at this point. There is a lot of unaccounted for people at the moment. We cannot be exactly sure that New Zealanders are not involved. We would encourage New Zealanders to make contact with their families so that they are aware of the safety and, of course, for people to just be careful if they are considering going to Paris. We have not changed formally our travel advisory, but we would tell people to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. Make contact with MFAT. My wife has made contact with our daughter, Stephie. She is at home now, safe and sound. Like any parent who has a loved one in Paris, it is a worrying time. I am relieved that she is safe and sound. You are concerned for your children and your family members. This is a time where there is a great deal of uncertainty in Paris and there maybe some of these terrorists that large. That presents risks. We feel that distance between our family members and we feel helpless. THE SKY TOWER WILL TONIGHT BE LIT IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE TO COMMEMORATE THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACKS WHILE IN NEW YORK THE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTRE SPIRE IS ALREADY SPORTING THE COLOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO IN THE DAYS TO COME, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S GOVERNOR. AND THE CN TOWER IN TORONTO, CANADA, HAS ALSO BEEN LIT UP WITH THE FRENCH FLAG COLOURS. BERNADINE OLIVER-KERBY AND PETER WILLIAMS ARE STANDING BY FOR ONE NEWS AT 6 IN JUST A MOMENT, AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER HOUR OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FROM 7 O'CLOCK STRAIGHT AFTER THE NEWS HOUR. WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THE LATEST FROM CNN. FOR NOW, I'M MELISSA STOKES. THANKS FOR WATCHING. There were quite a lot of French nationals That would joining ISIS. He said that some of them were back in France. There is absolutely this cross penetration. 250 returnees back to France. About 1900 French nationals that are in a state of flux who have may joined ISIS. This makes me believe that it is more ISIS than Al Qaeda. If you look at the sophistication of the attack, when you are talking about multiple suicide vests going off. You assume there is a high level of training. The numbers we are talking about are numbers that the French government are guessing at. Let us talk about the targets. These were soft targets. If you go to the stadium, you go through security. The stadium was the symbolic target. It was the centrepiece of the attacks. France playing Germany. And you have a huge proportion of French people and German people watching the game. Think about the people who have family members and friends inside the stadium. This was designed for maximum psychological impact on the moment. There are officers there who are able to deal with some terror arrest attack, but if you are thinking about suicide bomber... The president had to evacuate from the stadium. That is symbolic. There is a French aircraft carrier on the way to the Middle East. One must say what happens now? How does everyone else respond? Not only the people in Paris and France, but worldwide? And what about in the United States? How could this happen in such a coordinated way and people not know? The French have already done the airstrikes in Syria. I think this will push us in the direction of more French