Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 14, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Parisians, tourists use #PorteOuverte tag to seek, provide shelter from attacks
People across Paris were using the Twitter hashtag #porteouverte, or “open door” in English, to offer and seek refuge during the attacks in the French capital tonight.
Authorities urged people to stay indoors and get off the streets as more than 130 were killed in a string of terror attacks in Paris.
“The hashtag trended globally, with more than 400,000 Tweets using it, in the few hours since its creation,” Reuters reports.
Addresses and phone numbers were being tweeted on the handle as offers for accommodation came in.
Another popular hashtag in the wake of the deadly attacks is #PrayforParis.
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