Who were the victims in Paris attacks?

Information about the 129 Paris terror victims has been emerging over the last two days, with France saying more than 103 bodies have now been identified.
More than 20 foreigners from a number of countries were killed.
Desperate for any news, relatives and friends of the missing have turned to Twitter to search for their loved ones.
The hashtags #rechercheParis (searching Paris) and #rechercheBataclan were used widely over the weekend to circulate the names and photos of the missing.
Nick Alexander was killed at the Bataclan concert hall, the Foreign Office and his family have confirmed. He is believed to have been selling merchandise at the Eagles of Death Metal concert.
In a statement, his family said: "Nick was not just our brother, son and uncle, he was everyone's best friend - generous, funny and fiercely loyal.
"Nick died doing the job he loved and we take great comfort in knowing how much he was cherished by his friends around the world."

Nick Alexander's death left his girlfriend Polina Buckley devastated

A flag on the town hall of his home town, Colchester, is being flown at half-mast out of respect.
French victims
Names of the dead are being shared on social media and by regional news organisations. They include:
Djamila Houd, 41, originally from Dreux, west of Paris - "All the mothers of families share Djamila's mother's pain," the local newspaper said (in French)
Thomas Ayad, 34, from Amiens - he worked for Mercury Records, a division of Universal Music France, and was at the Bataclan with two colleagues. The amateur hockey club he played for said on its Facebook page it would hold a minute's silence for him on Sunday.
Universal Music France president Pascal Negre named the other two employees killed as Marie and Manu on Twitter, but did not provide their surnames. The name Marie is reported to refer to Marie Mosser, a communications and digital marketing worker, according to her Twitter profile.
A man nicknamed "Dado", 44, from Ceyrat in the central Auvergne region. The man, who worked for the tax office and was unmarried, was at the Bataclan, France 3 reported

Asta Diakite was "for me a guide, a support, a big sister", footballer Lassana Diarra said

French footballer Lassana Diarra revealed on Twitter that he had lost his cousin, Asta Diakite, in one of the shootings. He said she was like a "big sister" to him. Diarra was playing in the football match against Germany at the Stade de France on Friday night, the scene of one of the attacks
Hugo Sarrade, 23, was killed at the Bataclan. He was studying at a university in Montpellier and came over to Paris to spend the weekend with his father. "Hugo played the guitar and loved rock music. He was loving and full of kindness, and so open to other cultures and ways of life," his father Stephane said
Cedric Mauduit, a local council official from Calvados in Normandy - he was at the Bataclan with five friends
Mathieu Hoche, a journalist for the France 24 TV news channel, died at the Bataclan. He was young and had a six-year-old son, a colleague tweeted
Quentin Boulanger, 29, originally from Rheims but had lived in Paris for several years - he was at the Bataclan
Guillaume B Decherf, a journalist with Les Inrocks magazine, was at the Bataclan. The father of two had written about the Eagles of Death metal's latest album, Les Inrocks said
Marie Lausch, 23, and her boyfriend Mathias Dymarski, 22, who died at the Bataclan. Their friends held a vigil in the eastern city of Metz after hearing the news
Lola Salines was at the Bataclan. Her father confirmed her death on Twitter, after using the platform to try and find her.
Elodie Breuil, 23, was at the Bataclan concert with friends, Time magazine reports
Aurelie de Peretti, 33, from Saint Tropez was at the Bataclan, reports Time magazine. "I just cannot believe that I just lost a part of myself," her sister, Delphine, told Time magazine

Valentin Ribet, a French lawyer who had studied in London, was one of the first victims confirmed dead

The London School of Economics (LSE) said one of its graduates had been killed. Valentin Ribet, who graduated from the master's in law programme in 2014, had been working in Paris. His profile on LinkedIn said he was an associate in criminal law and white-collar crime, at the law firm Hogan Lovells.
Other foreign nationals

A portrait of Nohemi Gonzalez at a memorial service for her in Long Beach, California

Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old US student from El Monte, California was killed in the attacks, her university said in a statement. She was studying at the Strate College of Design in Paris. The president of California State University at Long Beach, Jane Close Conoley, said the university's "thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this sad time". She had dual American and Mexican citizenship.
Another Mexican citizen, Michelle Gil Jaimes, was among the dead. She also held Spanish citizenship. The governor of Vera Cruz state has tweeted his condolences to her family.
The US embassy in France has provided a number for those in the US and Canada to call if they are still missing relatives: +1-888-407-4747.
At least three Belgians - including a dual French national - were killed, according to the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Press reports said they included Elif Dogan, 26, and Milko Jozic, 47. The third victim is reported to be 28 years old.
There is a phone number for Belgians to call if they are worried about their relatives: +32 477 40 32 12.
Two Romanians were killed, BFM TV reported in a victim list, citing the country's foreign ministry. Officials only provided the victims' first names: Ciprian, 32, and Lacramioara, 29. They were reportedly celebrating a birthday party at the Belle Equipe bistro and had an 18-month-old child.
One Swedish national was killed and others injured, Sweden's foreign minister told Swedish television (in Swedish).
The German foreign ministry has confirmed that at least one German citizen was killed. The German press later reported that the victim was a 28-year-old man from Munich who had lived in Paris since 2011.

Valeria Solesin was a "wonderful person", her mother said

The family of Valeria Solesin, 28, from Venice in Italy, said she was killed outside the Bataclan concert hall. The doctoral student went to the concert with her boyfriend, but they reportedly lost track of each other as they tried to escape the shootings. Her mother, Luciana Milani, said Valeria was a "wonderful person".
A Spanish national, Alberto Gonzalez Garrido, 29, was killed in the Bataclan, Spanish newspapers reported, quoting the government.
Two Tunisian woman, sisters from near Bizerte, aged 34 and 35 were also killed, BFM TV said. They were celebrating a female friend's birthday.
Three Chileans died in the attacks, Chile's foreign ministry said, without giving details about where they died. One of the dead was Paris resident Luis Felipe Zschoche Valle, the other was Patricia San Martin, described in the statement as a "Chilean exile" and the niece of Chile's ambassador to Mexico, Ricardo Nunez. Her daughter, Elsa Veronique Delplace San Martin, was also killed, the ministry said. She had dual French-Chilean citizenship.
A 63-year-old Portuguese man named Manuel Dias who had emigrated and lived in Paris was confirmed dead by the Portuguese government. He was killed in one of the explosions near the Stade de France.
Precilia Correia, 35, a dual Portuguese-French national, was killed at the Bataclan alongside her French boyfriend.
Two Algerians were killed, the official APS news agency said, citing diplomatic sources as saying the victims were a woman aged 40 and a man aged 29.
A Moroccan architect and teacher, Amine Ibnolmobarak, aged 29, has been named by the Moroccan Times newspaper as one of those killed at the Carillon bar. The native of Rabat was with his wife who was seriously injured, the paper added.
BBC

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