WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama said Friday he has not yet contacted French President Francois Hollande about the Paris terror attacks, saying the situation remained ongoing.

Speaking from the White House briefing room, the President also declined to speculate on who was responsible.

Obama, however, expressed his condolences to the French people.

“This is a heartbreaking situation and obviously those of us here in the United States know what it’s like and we’ve gone through these kinds of episodes ourselves,” Obama said.

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