The Latest: Obama calls Paris attacks 'outrageous'

PARIS: President Barack Obama is calling the attacks on Paris “outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians” and is vowing to do whatever it takes to help bring the perpetrators to justice. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama said he would not speculate about who was responsible. [caption id=“attachment_2459774” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  President Obama/ AP[/caption] He called the attacks a “heartbreaking situation” and an “attack on all of humanity.” Obama was briefed on the attacks Friday by his counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco. The attacks come as the president is preparing for two trips abroad. He’s slated to leave Saturday for a nine-day trip to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia. He due to travel to Paris for climate change talks at the end of the month. British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is “shocked” by the Paris attacks and violence. Cameron said on Twitter “Our thoughts and prayers are with the French people. We will do whatever we can to help.” French police say at least 35 were killed in multiple acts of violence took place in Paris Friday night, including shootings at restaurants and a hostage-taking at a music theater. Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff says it is too early to know exactly what was happening in Paris. Social media posts from purported ISIS supporters could indicate that “there was a group waiting for this, but it could be a group watching,” Chertoff said in an interview with MSNBC Friday night. “I don’t think we can say this proves anything, but again it supports the idea that it’s terrorism,” Chertoff said. John Cohen, a former Homeland Security Department counterterrorism coordinator, say the presence of multiple attack scenes at the same time suggested a coordinated effort to “send a message” and raises immediate terror concerns, including for other cities in Europe and potentially the United States as well. He said both Al Qaida and ISIS have relied on the strategy of coordinated attacks in the past.