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Charlie Hebdo shooting: Je suis Charlie supported by tens of thousands of mourners in Paris
















 Jan 07, 2015 22:28



By Tom Parry, 
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There was an extraordinary show of support from ordinary Parisians, many clutching home made banners, in the Place de Republique






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They came in their tens of thousands - many clutching home made banners proclaiming “#JeSuisCharlie”.There was an extraordinary show of support from ordinary Parisians in the Place de Republique.As darkness fell amid a constant cacophony of wailing police sirens they vowed not to be cowed by the brutal terrorists.The French capital may have been on its highest ever alert but Parisians didn’t care.More than 3,000 police officers were in the city trying to find the three gunmen still on the loose.But the locals still poured onto the streets to express their sorrow at the callous murders earlier in the day.







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 Clinging perilously from scaffolding they bellowed songs in support of a free press.Young and old, black and white, Christian, Muslim, Jewish and atheist they all insisted “Paris will never be beaten.”With the gunmen still at large and police officers on virtually every street corner they were determined to show evil terrorists would not win.Doruol Sofer had “Je Suis Charlie” poster pinned to his hat.“It’s to show the terrorists cannot and will never win,” he said.Two young Jewish students Anna Berebry, 21, and Niemi Maclar, 22, came to show solidarity.Anna said: “We were determined to be here.“These people cannot win.“There are tens of thousands of people on the streets of Paris but I would have been very surprised if there had not been.


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 “The people are speaking.”They were holding Charlie Hebdo posters.Young pals Kevin Fodivor, 23, and Hugues Vaudevire, 23, brought candles which they lit and carried around the square which became a focal point of the emotional outpouring of grief.It was particularly appropriate that the Place de Republique was the venue - as it has so often been the location for demonstrations of ordinary French men and women.Hugues said: “We came to pay our respects to those who died and also to show that you cannot stop freedom of the press.”









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 Kevin said: “I didn’t really read the Charlie Hebdo magazine but it is a very important part of French democracy and history and you just can’t kill people like this.”Banners and posters with the words #JeSuisCharlie could be seen everywhere.It was an idea started on Twitter with hundreds of thousands of people tweeting the message of support.It seemed particularly appropriate that so many had actually taken to the streets with a message that was born on the web.Other smaller groups held pens and pencils in the air.


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 They waved them in unison and chanted “the pen is mightier than the sword.”Outside the “Chez Jenny Brasserie” on the corner of the square onlookers craned for a better view of the massed crowds below.Chehe Bouanene, 49, said: “I had to come. It’s so important we all show our support.”As the evening went on the crowd swelled as more people saw the scenes on TV and wanted to be part of the message.And it wasn’t only in the capital city which saw a huge police presence.Villages up to 150 miles away in Picardy and Nord Pas De Calais saw an influx of officers as they joined the massive manhunt.


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 But it wasn’t just Paris which saw demonstrations of support.There were also mass gatherings in several European cities including Nantes, Lille and Brussels.And in London several hundreds people gathered in Trafalgar Square.The vigil was a spontaneous event with originated on social media.A Facebook page launched in solidarity with the victims and their families describes the vigils as “Peaceful gathering[s] in support of Charlie Hebdo, Freedom of press and peace.”

 














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