Paris under siege: the tragedy in pictures

A medic tends to a man in Paris. Gunfire and explosions in multiple locations erupted in the French capital. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Remains at the scene of attack outside Stade de France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Police keep guard outside of the French consulate in Manhattan following the attack on civilians in Paris . (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man is being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after the shooting in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A victim's body lies covered close to the Bataclan theater.

A man is evacuated from the Bataclan theater. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A woman is being evacuated from the Bataclan theater after a shooting in Paris.

The Sydney Opera House lit up in solidarity with the people of France.

A woman observes victims in the 10th district of Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Aussies fear this scene is almost certainly set for our shores.

A rescuer evacuates an injured person on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, close to the Bataclan concert hall. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA

Rescuers evacuate an injured person on Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA

People light candles in tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks. EPA/LUKAS SCHULZE

Armed police on foot patrol around Notre-Dame cathedral. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

A victim lies on the ground covered by a white sheet outside a cafe, in central Paris. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

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Armed police officers on foot patrol around the Saint-German neighbourhood, in Paris. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

Security cordon off the area close to Rue Bichat following several attacks in Paris. AFP PHOTO/ FLORIAN DAVID

A bloodied man talks on the phone next to the Bataclan where a shooting and a hostage situation took place. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

A person is being evacuated after a shooting, outside the Bataclan theater. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Medics move a wounded man near the Boulevard des Filles-du-Calvaire after the attack. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Police patrol the streets during gunfire near the Bataclan concert hall. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images)

Spectators were forced onto the pitch after the November 2015 attack at the Stade de France. Photo: Getty

Obama says Americans can be proud.

Toll from attacks around 140; France declares state of emergency.

Police take cover during the hostage situation.

Toronto's CN Tower.

One World Trade Centre in New York.

The Mexican Senate building lit up for France.

Auckland's Sky Tower.

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