Paris attacks: Millions rally for unity in France. Media caption. Mishal Husain reports from Paris: ''The applause goes up from the crowd''More than three million people have taken part in unity marches across France after 1. Paris. Up to 1. 6m are estimated to have taken to the streets of the French capital. More than 4. 0 world leaders joined the start of the Paris march, linking arms in an act of solidarity. The marchers wanted to demonstrate unity after the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, police officers, and a kosher supermarket. The French government said the rally turnout was the highest on record. Media caption. Lyse Doucet reports from Paris: ''Francois Hollande was at the head of the march''The rally, led by relatives of the victims of last week's attacks, began at the Place de la Republique and concluded in the Place de la Nation. Several other French cities also held rallies. The interior ministry said turnout across France was at least 3. Paris - where sheer numbers made an exact tally difficult. Rallies also took place outside of France, with thousands of people gathering in London, Washington, Montreal and Berlin. In Madrid, several hundred Muslims held banners saying . Samia Ghali, mayor of one of Marseille's districts, told the BBC that people there were marching for tolerance and co- existence. Marseille is the city with the largest Muslim population in France. At the scene - Patrick Jackson, BBC News, Paris. Image caption. Marchers headed towards the Place de la Nation for the final rally. So many people were crammed into the Place de la Republique that it created a bottleneck. Some marchers had to filter down side streets to reach the Place de la Nation for the final rally. They streamed past the cafe where I was working, wrapped against the chill as the sun went down, so many faces beaming with pride, voices still not too hoarse for another yell of . The march was so crowded it took him, his wife Isabelle and his daughter Coline two hours to walk just 2km (1. The four victims will be buried in Israel on Tuesday. Coulibaly is also believed to have shot dead a policewoman in Montrouge on Thursday, and has now been linked by prosecutors to the shooting and wounding of a 3. Fontenay- les- Roses, in south- west Paris, on Wednesday. Image copyright. AFPImage caption. Discover all regions of France and learn about the best sightseeing tours and travel deals. Paris Christmas Package. Enjoy the most magnificent Christmas Eve. Tourist attractions, museums, activities and public transporation are covered. Find inexpensive flights to Paris and hotel accommodation. Yohan Cohen, Philippe Braham, Yoav Hattab and Francois- Michel Saada were killed at the kosher supermarket. His partner, Hayat Boumeddiene, is still wanted by police - although she is thought to have fled France last week. Officials believe she may have entered Turkey en route to Syria. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says France will stay on high alert in the coming weeks. Media caption. Gavin Hewitt reports: . Following the meeting, the ministers issued a statement saying that greater internet and borders surveillance was needed to combat terrorist attacks. Satire attacked. The violence began on Wednesday when two brothers raided the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Said and Cherif Kouachi - who were shot dead by police on Friday - killed 1. French capital on Wednesday, and a policeman in a nearby street. In the wake of the attacks, police detained people believed to be connected to the killers - including family members. Cherif Kouachi's brother- in- law, named as Mourad Hamyd, reportedly handed himself in to police but was released without charge and denounced the violence on Sunday. Shortly after the attack, the gunmen kill a police officer nearby. Paris France Zip CodePolice lose track of the men after they abandon their getaway car and hijack another vehicle. They are later identified as brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi. Thursday 8 January 0. A lone gunman shoots dead a policewoman and injures a man in the south of Paris. Gunman later identified as Amedy Coulibaly. The Kouachi brothers rob a service station near Villers- Cotterets, in the Aisne region, but disappear again. Friday 9 January 0. Police exchange gunfire with the Kouachi brothers during a car chase on the National 2 highway northeast of Paris. Police surround the brothers at an industrial building in at Dammartin- en- Goele, 3. Paris. 1. 2: 1. 5 - Coulibaly reappears and takes several people hostage at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris. Heavily- armed police arrive and surround the store. Kouachi brothers come out of the warehouse, firing at police. They are both shot dead. Police storm the kosher supermarket in Paris, killing Coulibaly and rescuing 1. The bodies of four hostages are recovered. Three days of terror. Are you taking part in the rally? If you are happy to speak to the BBC, please email us at haveyoursay@bbc. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc. UK) or +4. 4 7. 62. Or you can upload here.
Read the terms and conditions. Paris France Weather
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2016
Categories |