Charlie Hebdo shootings trigger protests across Europe
Adopting the slogan Je Suis Charlie, thousands of ordinary people across Europe come out to join protests against the gun attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which killed 12.
Crowds forming in #Paris in a demonstration of solidarity. pic.twitter.com/2SNuQE9LEp many disagreed with Charlie, but this is a game changer
— Paladin (@knight_tracker) January 7, 2015
In Paris, where the attack took place, thousands came to the centre of the city to show their opposition to what had happened. In Aquitaine, the image of Stephane Charbonnier, the murdered cartoonist and editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo, was projected onto a building as a crowd gathered below.
#hommage #Charb #jesuischarlie pic.twitter.com/zYIBR0jDO4
— France3 Aquitaine (@F3Aquitaine) January 7, 2015
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Protestors fill the Place Royal in Nantes
President Francois Hollande announced a national day of mourning on 8 January.
Thousands chant “Charlie”, “Liberté” in #Lyon as the city mayor and press organizations honor the attack victims pic.twitter.com/e07WUqgar4
— Denis Loctier (@loctier) January 7, 2015
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Holding placards, reading “je suis Charlie” – I am Charlie – demonstrators gather in Strasbourg
In London demonstrators filled Trafalgar Square, silently holding up pens as a mark of protest at the attack on journalists and cartoonists:
Crowd at #jesuischarlie vigil raise pens in the air silently in solidarity with Paris #c4news https://t.co/RkUj327uZM
— Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) January 7, 2015
People now gathering at Pariser Platz in Berlin to show solidarity! #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/K4WPc8iNxx
— Anne Laumen (@AnneLaumen) January 7, 2015
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A man protests outside the French embassy in Rome
#JeSuisCharlie tribute to #CharlieHebdo at #AFP news room in Paris pic.twitter.com/J1vTDttDwg
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) January 7, 2015