Hollande blames Islamic State for Paris attacks

French President Francois Hollande blames Islamic State for Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris, saying the extremist group has carried out “an act of war.”

The multiple attacks across the city late Friday were “an act of war… committed by a terrorist army, the Islamic State, against France, against… what we are, a free country,” Hollande says.

The president also declares three days of mourning across France in the wake of the attacks that killed at least 128 people.

A woman leaves candles and flowers outside of the Carillon bar in the 10th district of Paris on November 14, 2015, after a series of attacks in and around the city left at least 128 people dead. (AFP PHOTO/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

— AFP

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