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Urgent: 19 nationalities among victims of attacks "organized in Belgium": Hollande

Xinhua, November 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

There were 19 nationalities among the victims of the deadly attacks that took place Friday night in Paris and its suburbs, French President Francois announced Monday during a rare speech addressed to the two chambers of the parliament at Versailles.

"What was targeted by the terrorists, it's the France open to the world," Hollande said, adding that "dozens of foreign friends are among the victims, representing 19 nationalities."

Hollande also pointed out that the attacks were "decided and planned in Syria, organized in Belgium and perpetrated on our territory with French complicities." Enditem