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Parisians use #PorteOuverte to offer their homes to anyone seeking shelter

By German Lopez

Paris residents started the Twitter hashtag #PorteOuverte, which means #OpenDoor, to offer and seek safe shelter in the aftermath of the horrific attacks in the French city on Friday night.

Here are a few of the English tweets:

Hat tip: USA Today.

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