Sunday, January 11, 2015

Paris sees 1.5 MILLION people stage defiant march alongside world leaders including David Cameron in moving tribute to 17 terror victims


     More than one million people gathered in Paris today to stage a defiant march alongside world leaders in a moving tribute to the 17 terror victims. 

     British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande were among the global leaders and dignitaries taking part in the march.Meanwhile US Attorney General Eric Holder was is in the city along with other security ministers for talks about the threat posed by Islamist extremism.The politicians stood arm in arm to lead the march, which was preceded by a declaration from Mr Hollande that 'today, Paris is the capital of the world'. Giant letters attached to a statue in the Place de la République spelt out the word ‘Pourquoi?’ (‘Why?’) and small groups sang the national anthem.


    As many as 1.5million people flooded Paris for the march today, while 600,000 rallied in towns and cities around France outside of the capital. Other noted world leaders in the city included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Italian PM Matteo Renzi. 

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