Paris killings - what we know

WHAT WE KNOW

- 120 people killed in simultaneous shootings and explosions at six locations

- At least 100 patrons dead at the Bataclan concert hall in the city's east

- About another 20 feared dead from the other attacks around Paris

- And more than 200 people were injured, 80 seriously

- Authorities believe all eight assailants have been killed, seven by suicide vests and one shot by police

- At least five people killed in three explosions near the Stade de France national stadium, were France was playing Germany in a soccer friendly.

- About 11 people killed in a shooting at Le Petit Cambodge restaurant and Le Carillon bar in Rue Bichat, near the Charlie Hebdo offices

- Black-clad gunmen wielding AK-47s attacked the Bataclan performance by US band Eagles Of Death Metal, shooting dead concert-goers one by one before security forces stormed the building

- At least five people were killed on terrace of the Casa Nostra pizzeria in Rue de la Fontaine au Roi, a few hundred metres from the Bataclan

- President Francois Hollande who was at the soccer match declared a state of emergency, closing France's borders and increasing security

- Spectators flooded the pitch at the Stade de France before organisers started an evacuation

- The attacks come amid heightened security measures ahead of the global climate summit in Paris in two weeks' time

- France has been on high alert since the jihadist attacks in January against Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket that left 17 dead

- World leaders have expressed shock and outrage at the terrorist attacks

- US President Barack Obama has condemned the latest attacks, and no one has yet claimed responsibility

- Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull tweeted that Australians' thoughts, prayers & resolute solidarity are with the people of France

- Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says at this stage there are no reports of Australians killed or injured

- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has urged Australians in Paris to avoid public places

- NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn says vigilance against local terror threats in Australia likely be ramped up.