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Hundreds Rally in NYC in Solidarity With Victims of French Attacks: Reports

© REUTERS / Jason RedmondHundreds of New Yorkers gathered Saturday in Manhattan to show solidarity with those murdered during the three days of terror that gripped France starting with the Wednesday assault on eight French cartoonists, NBC reported
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered Saturday in Manhattan to show solidarity with those murdered during the three days of terror that gripped France starting with the Wednesday assault on eight French cartoonists, NBC reported - Sputnik International
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People flocked to Manhattan's Washington Square Park to show solidarity with those murdered during the three days of terror that gripped France.

Several thousand people gather to pay tribute to victims - Sputnik International
Thousands March in France to Show Solidarity After Paris Attacks
WASHINGTON, January 11 (Sputnik) — Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered Saturday in Manhattan to show solidarity with those murdered during the three days of terror that gripped France starting with the Wednesday assault on eight French cartoonists, NBC reported.

People flocked to Manhattan's Washington Square Park holding up pens and placards that bore the motto "Je Suis Charlie" (I am Charlie). The phrase has become a rallying cry for millions around the globe as people are showing support for freedom of expression, a right they believe was attacked by Islamist terrorists, who stormed on Wednesday the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine for publishing caricatures on Prophet Muhammad.

French soldiers patrol in the street near a department store in Paris as part of the highest level of Vigipirate security plan in Paris January 10, 2015. - Sputnik International
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The attackers killed twelve people in Paris, including cartoonists, the editor and police officers outside the building. A man who is believed to have had links to the terrorists was wiped during a police operation on Friday, after he took several people outside the capital hostage. Of those, four had purportedly been killed before the rescue operation began.

The events of the three days left a total of 17 people dead in France. Their deaths will be mourned Sunday in a massive unity march in Paris, which is expected to be attended by a large crowd of officials from across Europe and also from Russia.

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