French riot police close to the Bataclan concert hall. Picture from Reuters.
Around 100 people have been taken hostage at a rock concert in Paris this evening.
Several explosions and shootings have rocked the french capital this evening.
It is understood that 15 of those killed in the rising death toll were killd at a concert hall near Bataclan theatre, where rock group the Eagles of Death Metal were playing this evening.
The concert is inside the 11th arrondissement, or district, of Paris.
It has been reported that two gunmen opened fire at the concert hall.
Paris attacks: Around 100 taken hostage at rock concert
