Paper! Snow! A ghost!

- Emergency special number (if you need information) (please, use it carefully, too many calls will make the line crash): 0800 40 60 05 

- Schools and universities are closed tomorrow. (in the whole country btw)

- In Paris and IDF, it’s advised NOT TO MOVE. Don’t leave your home or the place you’re staying in unless you really have to.

- IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO CRASH IN/ WANTS TO WELCOME SOMEONE: follow the hashtag #PORTEOUVERTE

- 5 metro lines are closed: 3, 5,8 9 and 11

- Maps of the attacks (source: Libération). Streets are probabky closed around these areas.

Here is a list of several foreign embassies and the numbers to call if you have friends or family in Paris (linking to a Twitter post because some of the retweets / replies have further numbers or corrections)

BREAKING: Several killed in series of attacks in Paris

11/13 4:55 PM ET — French police said at least 18 people were killed in a possible series of attacks in Paris, including a shooting at a restaurant in the city Friday night.  

According to the Agence France-Presse, hostages were taken at Bataclan concert hall near the restaurant where the shooting occurred. Around 60 people were said to be in the concert hall. 

An explosion could be heard clearly at a bar near Stade de France during the soccer match between France and Germany.

Terrorists have taken dozens of people hostage at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris amid a series of attacks in the city Friday. Several ambulances and law enforcement were seen outside the theater, where American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was playing, according to the BBC. 

Per the AP, French police believe all of the attackers are dead but the search for accomplices continues. Read more.

Reelase dates for upcoming Disney animated movies, as of October 8, 2015